<PRE><B>Question 359498</B>
You did all the calculations right, and set up the slope right, but you are off just a little bit at the end. &lt;br&gt;

You got to a point where you had {{{m=(-16+18)/(-2+9)}}}&lt;br&gt;

This becomes {{{m=2/7}}}&lt;br&gt;

That is the final answer!&lt;br&gt;

The slope of a line is always just a number, it is never in coordinate form.&lt;br&gt;

The slope is just the measure of how &quot;steep&quot; a line gets, and is usually referred to as RISE over RUN.&lt;br&gt;

In this case, with a slope of 2/7 it is telling you that for every 7 you move in the horizontal direction, you will go up 2 in the vertical direction!&lt;br&gt;

You had it right, but just went too far with the answer.&lt;br&gt;

You answer should be {{{m=2/7}}}&lt;br&gt;

I hope this helps!&lt;br&gt;</PRE>