Understanding and using slopes

What is the slope of this equation?

• -7

• 5

• -5/7

• 7

The horizontal change in a graph is described as the _____.

• Rise

• Run

• Zero Slope

• Undefined Slope

What is the constant of variation and the slope?

• -3
• 0
• 3
• 2

What is the slope of this graph?

• y=5/4x-5

• 5/4

• y=5/4x+5

• y = -5/4x + 5

What is the slope of this line?

• 4

• 2

For some real number A, the graph of the line y = (A +1)x + 8 in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane passes through (2,6). What is the slope of this line?

• -4

• -3

• -1

• 3

• 7

A mountain road rises 20 feet for every horizontal change of 100 feet. What is the slope of the road?

• 1/4

• 1 1/3

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/5

Find the slope

• 4/5
• 5/4
• -5/4
• -4/5

A graph with a _____ slope decreases from left to right.

• Positive Slope

• Negative Slope

• Undefined

• Zero Slope

What value does the graphed line have?

• positive

• zero

• undefined

• negative