Exploring Slope with Rise over Run

What is the definition of slope?

• The distance between two points on a graph

• The length of a line segment

• How steep or flat a line is on a graph

• The angle between two lines

Which type of slope is represented by a line going uphill from left to right?

• Positive slope

• Negative slope

• Undefined slope

• Zero slope

How do you calculate slope using rise over run?

• Subtract the horizontal change from the vertical change

• Count the horizontal change first, then the vertical change

• Count the vertical change first, then the horizontal change

• Multiply the vertical and horizontal changes

If you go down 6 units and right 4 units, what is the slope?

• -3/2

• 2/3

• 3/2

• -2/3

What is the slope of a line that goes up 4 units and right 5 units?

• -5/4

• 4/5

• 5/4

• -4/5

What is the slope of a vertical line?

• Zero

• Negative

• Positive

• Undefined

What is the slope of a horizontal line?

• Undefined

• Negative

• Positive

• Zero

If a hiking trail rises 6 feet for every 100 feet horizontally, what is the slope?

• 3/50

• 6/100

• 50/3

• 100/6

What is the slope of a slide that is 18 feet high and 40 feet long?

• 20/9

• 9/20

• 40/18

• 18/40

Which of the following slopes is the steepest?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/2

• 1/2