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SLOPE OF A LINE #6--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 15    Run   5     Slope    3       	  2) Rise_5_   Run  30    Slope    0.16         3) Rise  0      Run  20     Slope    0 _                                                          

	

	

4) Rise 40   Run  80    Slope    0.5     	  5) Rise_0_   Run   100    Slope   0            6) Rise  64     Run  64    Slope   1_                  

7) Rise_-80_   Run   60    Slope  -1.3   	   8) Rise 25_   Run  100    Slope  0.25      9) Rise  25     Run  125    Slope   0.2_