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

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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 -1%2F4, so it drops 1 unit vertically for every 4 horizontal units
If you graph -1%2F4x, it would look like this
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-.25x%29+
note that when x=4, y=-1