This week in math we learned how to find the slope of two coordinates without using a graph. First, we should know that the slope is rise over run (rise/run). Another way you can look at it is height over width, Y over X.

To do this we used a thing called slope formula. Slope formula makes it extremely easy and possible when finding a slope with only two coordinates.

When using this formula you have to make sure to always have the Y coordinates as the numerator, and the X coordinates as the denominator as shown below.

You then subtract the coordinates from each other and you will end up with a fraction.  This fraction is representing your slope.  The rise is -6 and the run is 8.

(if it is a negative integer make sure to add it since a negative and a negative form a positive, as shown in the second diagram.)