Exploring Slope from a Graph

What is the term used to describe the steepness of a line on a graph?

• Gradient

• Slope

• Incline

• Angle

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What is the formula for calculating slope?

• Run over rise

• Rise times run

• Rise over run

• Run times rise

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If a line rises 2 units and runs 3 units, what is its slope?

• 2/3

• 3/2

• 1/2

• 2

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What is the slope of a line that rises 3 units and runs 1 unit?

• 3

• 3/1

• 1

• 1/3

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Which graph is steeper: one with a slope of 3 or one with a slope of 1?

• Graph with slope 1

• Graph with slope 3

• Both are equally steep

• Cannot be determined

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How do you indicate a negative slope?

• By going down and over

• By going over and down

• By going up and over

• By going over and up

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What is the slope of a line that goes down 2 units and over 1 unit?

• -2

• 2

• 1/2

• -2/1

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If a line decreases by 3 units and runs 2 units, what is its slope?

• -2/3

• 2/3

• -3/2

• 3/2

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What is the slope of a line that rises 1 unit and runs 3 units?

• 3/1

• 3

• 1/3

• 1

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What is the slope of a line that decreases by 4 units and runs 1 unit?

• -1/4

• 1/4

• -4

• 4

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