What is the slope for the following data?

X -1 0 1 2

Y 0 1 2 3

y2 - y1
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x2 - x1

rise / run

2 answers

well, geez. You have the formula. Pick any two (x,y) pairs and plug them in:

(3-0)/(2+1) = 1

You can see just by looking at the table that when x increases by 1, so does y.
You have found the slope.