Question

Candice plotted the points (2, 15) and (0, -1) and then drew a line through these two points. What is the slope of the line she drew?

Answer 1

Use the slope equation: $\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

Plug in the points (2, 15) and (0, -1).
$\frac{-1-15}{0-2}$ ⇒ $\frac{-16}{-2}$ = 8

The slope of the line is 8.