Question

find a slope of the line that passes through (8,10) and (5,6)

Answer 1

We have to use the slope formula

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Let's replace the given points

$m=\frac{6-10}{5-8}=\frac{-4}{-3}=\frac{4}{3}$

Hence, the slope is 4/3.