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STEP 1
What is this asking?
We need to find the slope of a line on a graph, which means figuring out how steep it is!
Watch out!
Rise goes up and down (positive up, negative down), while run goes left and right (positive right, negative left).
Don't mix them up!
STEP 2
1. Find two points.
2. Calculate the rise.
3. Calculate the run.
4. Calculate the slope.
STEP 3
Let's **locate** two clear points on the line.
We can see one at and another at .
Perfect!
STEP 4
The **rise** is the change in the vertical direction, or how much the line goes up or down.
We go from a y-value of **8** down to **0**.
That's a change of .
So our **rise** is .
STEP 5
The **run** is the change in the horizontal direction, or how much the line goes left or right.
We start at an x-value of **0** and move to **10**.
That's a change of .
Our **run** is .
STEP 6
The **slope**, often called "rise over run," is calculated by dividing the **rise** by the **run**.
STEP 7
In our case, the **rise** is and the **run** is .
So, the **slope** is:
STEP 8
We can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is . So, our simplified **slope** is .
STEP 9
The slope of the line is .
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