Slope & Rate of Change

Subject: Math  ·  Grade level: 8th

Calculate slope from graphs, tables, and points; connect to real-world rates.

In this lesson

• What slope means
• Slope from two points
• Four kinds of slope
• Slope as a rate

Key terms

Slope (m)

The ratio of vertical change to horizontal change between two points on a line.

Rise

How much y changes (up or down).

Run

How much x changes (left or right).

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