Grade 8 Math: Slope of a Line
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand and calculate the slope of a line from graphs, points, and equations.
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Grade 8 Math: Slope of a Line
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
1. In your own words, what does the 'slope' of a line represent?
2. Slope is often described as 'rise over '.
3. A horizontal line has a slope of .
4. A vertical line has an slope.
5. What is the slope of the line shown in the graph below?
1/2
-2
2
-1/2
6. Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 5) and (7, 13).
7. Find the slope of the line passing through (-2, 6) and (4, -3).
8. A line with a positive slope rises from left to right.
True
False
9. The slope of the line y = 3x - 5 is -5.
True
False
10. A ramp rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 16 feet. What is the slope of the ramp?
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