A line has a rise of 3 and a run of 12. What is the slope?

1 Answer
Apr 14, 2018

1/4

Explanation:

The formula for slope is "(rise)/(run" where rise is the change in the y value and run is the change in the x value.

Since you already have the changes in y and x respectively, you can simply put it into the formula.

(rise)/(run)=3/12

Simplified, the slope is 1/4