Garrett found the slope of the values in the table

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asked Dec 26, 2020 55.8k views

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Rmk · Answer 1 · 2020-12-30T10:35:58+0000

Answer: No, he should have put the x values in the denominator and the y values in the numerator

Explanation:

The formula for calculate the slope is:

m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

You can observe in the formula that the y values must be in the numerator and the x values must be in the denominator.

Then, the correct slope is:

$m=(14.00-13.00)/(12-8)\\\\m=(1)/(4)$

Then, Garret's slope is incorrect, because he should have put the x values in the denominator and the y values in the numerator.