Can someone please explain this

If given an equation of a line such as -1/2x+6 how would you create an equation of a line parallel and perpendicula to this line that goes through another point such as (4,10)

Cassie is traveling 675 miles today to visit her brother and his family. so far, she has stopped for gas three times. at the first stop, she put in 7.1 gallons of gas and paid $23.79. at her second stop, she put in 5.8 gallons of gas and paid $19.08. and, at the third stop, 6.6 gallons and paid $20.39. at which stop did casey pay the most for gas?

The table represents a linear function. what is the slope of the function? –6 –4 4 6