Question

Use the graph to answer the question. Find the slope

Answer 1

We can take the two points given and plug them into the slope formula.

$\sf~m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

(-3, 3), (1, -5)
x1  y1  x2 y2

$\sf~m=\dfrac{-5-3}{1-(-3)}$

Subtract:

$\sf~m=\dfrac{-8}{4}$

Divide:

$\sf~m=-2$