A line passes through the points in this table.
x y
-8 20
8 14
16 11
56 -4
What is the slope of the line?
First, we can choose any two points from the table to calculate the slope. Let's choose the points (8,14) and (16,11).
The formula to calculate the slope of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is:
Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Plugging in the values:
Slope = (11 - 14) / (16 - 8)
Slope = -3 / 8
Slope = -3/8
Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the points in the table is -3/8.