Question

3. What is the slope of the line described by
the data in the table below?

Answer 1

Answer: D,
`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

The slope is rise over run. (
`(rise)/(run)`)

The difference in y is rise, the difference in x is run.

for y: 15 - 11 = 4, 11 - 7 = 4, 7 - 3 = 4. Therefore 4 is the rise.

for x: 6 - 3 = 3, 3 - 0 = 3, 0 - (-3) = 3. therefore 3 is the run.

Therefore rise over run, or the slope, is 
`(4)/(3)`