Answer:
slope = -1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Find two points on the line that are easy to read. The easiest points to read are points that lie on grid intersections.
For example, use point (1, 9) and point (3, 8).
slope = rise/run
Rise is the vertical distance between points. Up is positive. Down is negative.
Run is the horizontal distance between points. Right is positive. Left is negative.
You need to go from one point to the other points and note the rise and run.
Start at (1, 9).
Go <em>1 unit down</em>. That is a rise of <em>-1</em> since you went <em>down 1 unit</em>.
Now go <em>2 units right</em>. That is a run of <em>+2</em> since you went <em>2 units to the right</em>.
slope = rise/run = -1/2
Answer: slope = -1/2
