SOLUTION: What is the slope of (2, 5) and (5, 8)?

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Question 644811: What is the slope of (2, 5) and (5, 8)?
Answer by colliefan(242) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope is "rise over run" or the difference in the Y coordinates over the difference in the X coordinates.
For (2, 5) and (5, 8):
Slope = 8-5/5-2
Slope = 3/3
Slope = 1