Question

What is the slope of the line through the points (2, 8) and (5, 7)?

3
- 1/3
-3
1/3​

Answer 1

Option B

Explanation:

In order to find the answer to this question you need to use the slope formula and solve by subtracting the numerator and the denominator.

`slope=(y^2-y1)/(x^2-x^1)`

`x^1,x^2=(2,5)`

`y^2,y^1=(8,7)`

Substitute:

`(8-7)/(2-5)`

Subtract:

`8-7=1`

`2-5=-3`

`=(-1)/(3)`

Hope this helps.