What is the slope of the line through the points (3, 2) and (6, 18)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 16/3
- Step 1: Slope = (change in y) / (change in x) = (18 - 2) / (6 - 3). Step 2. The slope is 16/3. Answer: 16/3. Why not the others: 3/16: this inverts rise over run. 16: this is the rise only; it was not divided by the run. 20/9: this adds the coordinates instead of subtracting them.
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