McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012
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3. Rate of Change and Slope
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Exercise 28 Page 80

The slope of a line is the same as its rate of change.

-9/4

Practice makes perfect

Equations in slope-intercept form follow a specific format, where m represents the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept. y=mx+bLet's rewrite our equation a little bit so that it more closely resembles this format. This will make it easier to identify the features of the equation.

1/6y+3/8x=24
1/6y=-3/8x+24
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LHS * 6=RHS* 6
y=-3/8* 6x+24* 6
y=-3* 6/8x+24* 6
y=-3* 3/4x+24* 6
y=-9/4x+144

Below we highlight the slope. y=-9/4x+144 We can see that the slope is - 94. The slope of a line is the same as its rate of change.