Use the following table to answer the question

Question

X 2 4 6 8
Y 1 -2 -5 -8
The data in the table are linear. Use the table to find the slope.

Answer 1

To find the slope, we can use the formula:

slope = (change in y) / (change in x)

Looking at the table, we can find the change in y and change in x between any two points.
For example, between points (2,1) and (4,-2), the change in y is -2 - 1 = -3, and the change in x is 4 - 2 = 2.

Therefore, the slope between these two points is -3/2.

Similarly, we can find the slope between any other pair of points in the table.