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SLOPE OF A LINE #3--KEY

Directions: The slope of a line measures the steepness of a graph.  To calculate the slope, you must find the quotient of the rise and run of the line.  The rise measures the vertical change, or change in y-coordinates, between the two points.  The run measures the horizontal change, or change in x-coordinates, between the two points.  Find the slope of each line below.  You can express the slope as a simplified fraction, a whole number, or a decimal.

1) Rise_1_ Run   5   Slope   1/5=0.2  	  2) Rise_6_Run   6   Slope    6/6=1         3) Rise  -5  Run   3  Slope  -5/3= -1.67                                                          

	

	

4) Rise_7_Run   5   Slope  7/5=1.4   	  5) Rise-3_Run    6  Slope  -3/6= -0.5      6) Rise  10  Run   1  Slope  10/1=10 _                  

7) Rise 4  Run   4   Slope   4/4=1    	  8) Rise_10_Run   7   Slope  10/7=1.4      9) Rise -6   Run  3   Slope  -6/3= -2_