Question

Draw a line representing the "rise" and a line representing the "run" of the line. State

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope (represented by m) = $\frac{1}{3}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

One should first find two coordinates in order to determine the slope.  I see (7,0) and (4,-1) so I will be using those two.  To find the slope, one subtracts the y-value of one coordinate from the y-value of the other, then divides that by the x-value of the same coordinate from the x-value of the other coordinate.  This formula for this is as follows below:

$\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}$

Now, plug this in: $\frac{-1 - 0}{4 - 7}$, which becomes $\frac{-1}{-3}$, which becomes $\frac{1}{3}$.