George reads 200 pages in 40 minutes. How many pages does he read in a minute?
m = 200 / 40
m = 20 / 4
m = 5 George reads 5 pages every minute, so the slope is 5.
g(x) passes through (2,-8) and (4,10)
Slope = (10 - (-8)) ÷ (4-2)
Slope = 18 ÷ 2 = 9
The slope of g(x) is 9.