$$\displaystyle slope = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$$

Can you identify the slope for the functions represented in each of these tables?

Note: Some tables may have their rows out of order!

While we can find the slope for each of these tables from any two points, there is often an easiest pair to work with. For example, the last 2 points in this first table are adjacent to each other. Encourage students to make conscious choices as they work!

1
x y

-1

-3

4

12

8

21

9

24

slope/rate:

2
x y

-5

35

-3

21

0

0

5

-35

slope/rate:

3
x y

12

15

17

17

13

15.4

20

18.2

slope/rate:

4
x y

1

39

4

31.5

3

34

7

24

slope/rate:

5
x y

13

57

0

41.4

8

51

-2

39

slope/rate:

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