document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063736>Question 1063736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line if y is (4,0) and x is (0,3) I don't understand how to do slopes.. Help.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #678866 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=678866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope is change in y divided by change in x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you subtract the y from 1 ordered pair from the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using the same ordered pair first, you do the same with the x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From left to right, the change in y is 0-3=-3, since those are the y-values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From left to right, the change in x is 4-0=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is -3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note, you can go the other direction, but you have to do the same direction with both y and x.<BR>\n" );
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