42.5%
17/40=0.425
0.425*100=42.5%
The slope of this line is 1/2.
In order to find the slope of any equation, you can take two points and use the slope formula. For ease, we'll use the two intercepts that you can see: (0, -3) and (6, 0). The formula for slope is below.
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
In this equation, m is the slope and (x1, y1) is the first ordered pair and (x2, y2) is the second. So we place those values in to solve for m.
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
m = (0 - -3)/(6 - 0)
m = 3/6
m = 1/2
And that is your slope.
4 years and 7 months so I guess that would be 4.6 years
