Answer:
Slope = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
For a proportional relationship, the slope of the line is simply y/x.
So using any given pair of values from the table, say (1, 3), the slope is:
y/x = 3/1
Slope = 3
The correct slope is -5/2.
The formula for slope is
m = (y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁)
The y-coordinate of the second point is 0, and the y-coordinate of the first point is 2. The x-coordinate of the second point is 0.8 and the x-coordinate of the first point is 0:
m = (0-2)/(0.8-0) = -2/0.8 = -2 ÷ 8/10 = -2 × 10/8 = -2/1 × 10/8 = -20/8 = -5/2
The multiplicative inverse of 1 half would be <u>2</u>, or 2 over 1 (2/1).
Hope this helps. :)
