Answer: Slope = -7/5
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Explanation:
Pick any two rows you want. I'll select the first two rows.
Each row represents an (x,y) point
The first row means (-8,55) is one point and the second row means (2,41) is another point.
Use these two points in the slope formula to get
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
m = (41-55)/(2- (-8) )
m = (41-55)/(2 + 8)
m = -14/10
m = -7/5 is the slope
The negative slope means the line goes downhill as you move from left to right.
Specifically, every time it drops 7 units the line moves over to the right 5 units.
slope = rise/run = -7/5
rise = -7, negative rise means we go down 7 spaces
run = 5 means we move to the right 5 spaces
