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Slope of a line from y = mx + b

Grade 8 math · Fieldbook Learning

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In y = mx + b, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. For the x-intercept, set y = 0 and solve for x.

  1. What is the slope of the line y = 7x + 6?
  2. What is the slope of the line y = −6x + 2?
  3. What is the slope of the line y = 9x − 2?
  4. What is the slope of the line y = −4x − 7?
  5. What is the slope of the line y = −11x − 12?
  6. What is the slope of the line y = −4x − 2?
  7. What is the slope of the line y = −x − 12?
  8. What is the slope of the line y = 3x − 9?
  9. What is the slope of the line y = −13x − 12?
  10. What is the slope of the line y = −10x − 11?
  11. What is the slope of the line y = −14x + 5?
  12. What is the slope of the line y = −5x + 7?
  13. What is the slope of the line y = −17x + 3?
  14. What is the slope of the line y = 3x + 10?
  15. What is the slope of the line y = −14x − 9?
  16. What is the slope of the line y = 19x + 9?
  17. What is the slope of the line y = 15x − 11?
  18. What is the slope of the line y = 17x − 7?
  19. What is the slope of the line y = 30x + 3?
  20. What is the slope of the line y = x − 4?
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Answer key: Slope of a line from y = mx + b

  1. 7
  2. -6
  3. 9
  4. -4
  5. -11
  6. -4
  7. -1
  8. 3
  9. -13
  10. -10
  11. -14
  12. -5
  13. -17
  14. 3
  15. -14
  16. 19
  17. 15
  18. 17
  19. 30
  20. 1