SAT Linear functions Practice Question 4 (Easy)

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A line in the $xy$ -plane passes through the points $(0, 3)$ and $(2, 11)$ . What is the slope of the line?

$\frac{1}{4}$

$4$

$5.5$

$8$

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Answer: B

Slope is change in $y$ over change in $x$ : $\frac{11 - 3}{2 - 0} = \frac{8}{2} = 4$ .

Choice D is the change in $y$ only; it must be divided by the change in $x$ .

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