Question

Which is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,8) and (4,6)?

Answer 1

The slope would be -2/2, or simplified, -1.

Answer 2

The slope would be -1.
$\frac{4}{6} - \frac{2}{8} = \frac{2}{-2}$
That means that the slope between the two points would be right 2 (numerator) and down 2(denominator). That can be simplified to -1 as the slope.