The answer is 0.857 in decimal form
three consecutive integers
the sum of the first two integers is 24 more than the third integer.
This means that the three integers are 25, 26 and 27.
11x - 3 = x - 13
-x -x
10x - 3 = -13
+13 +13
10x = 10
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10 10
x = 1
The slope of the line may be calculated by using the formula:
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1), where m is the slope, and (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are two points on the line.
Using the points (0, -1) and (2, 4) shown, we can substitute these values into the formula above to get:
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
m = (4 - (-1))/(2 - 0)
m = 5/2
Therefor, the slope is 5/2.
Another way to think about the slope is in terms of rise/run, that is for a given interval that the x-value 'runs', by how much does the y value 'rise'?
Here, if we take the same two points (0, -1) and (2, 4), we can see that the x-value has moved 2 units, and the y-value has increased by 5 units. Thus:
if slope = rise/run, then the slope would be 5/2
Note that you should be careful when using this method if the y-value decreases as x increases; in this scenario, the 'rise' would be a negative value rather than a positive one
