Question

The slope of the line that passes through the point (17,20) and (1,-8) is

Make sure your answer is a FRACTION!!

Answer 1

y = m x + b standard form of equation for straight line\

m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = (20 - -8) / 17 - 1) = 28 / 16

m = 7 / 4