SOLUTION: what does it mean to draw a line with a slope of -1 over 4

Question 267223: what does it mean to draw a line with a slope of -1 over 4
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what does it mean to draw a line with a slope of -1 over 4
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One definition of slope is "Rise over Run" which means vertical over horizontal
This slope is , so it drops 1 unit vertically for every 4 horizontal units
If you graph x, it would look like this

note that when x=4, y=-1

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