Lanier Middle School
“An International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme School”
Name:_________________________
FINDING SLOPE
Activity Sheet 2-1
Directions: Use the 4-4 Slope tool to calculate Slope in the following problems:
1. 3x + 6y = 12
Slope:________
2. 3(2x + 4) + 3y = 2x − 9
3. 10⅓x + 5⅔y = 20
Slope:________
4. 4(6x + 4y) − 8y = 2x − 9y Slope:_______
5.
Slope:________
6.
x
−2
−1
0
1
2
| y
│ 11
│ 7
│ 3
│−1
│−5
Slope:_______
8.
x
−2
−1
0
1
2
|
│
│
│
│
│
Slope:_______
Slope:________
7.
y
11
11
11
11
11
Slope:________
Lanier Middle School, 2600 Woodhead, Houston Texas 77098 Phone 713-942-1900
9.
10.
x | y
−10 │ 11
−5 │ 7
0 │ 3
5 │−1
10 │ − 5
Slope:_______
x
−7
7
14
28
56
Slope:_______
Slope:________
11.
12.
| y
│ 3
│ −7
│ −12
│ −22
│ −42
Slope:________
13. ( 4, 2) and (3, −2)
Slope:________ 14. (−7, −9) and (−1, −2)
15. ( 8⅞, 6) and (3, −2⅔)
Slope:________
16. ( 9, 2) and (9, −2)
Slope:________
Slope:________
Lanier Middle School, 2600 Woodhead, Houston Texas 77098 Phone 713-942-1900