Question

What is the slope of the line represented by the values in the table?

x
y
10
14
2
–2
3
0
7
8
20
34
Negative 2
StartFraction 1 Over negative 2 EndFraction
One-half
2

Answer 1

Pick any two points from the table, e.g. (3, 0) and (7, 8).
slope = (8 − 0) / (7 − 3) = 8 / 4 = 2.

So the slope is 2.