Find the slope
of the line passing through the points (3, 4)
and
(8, -3).

7/-5  or -7/5

Step-by-step explanation:

This shall be quite an easy problem, I shall be doubting that this is high school, however, I am happy to aid :)

We shall begin by labeling the points given to us to prepare for inputting the values in the slope formula

(3,4).     (8,-3)

x1,y1     x2,y2

Slope Formula:

y1 - y2

x1 - x2

Inputting the values:

4 - (-3)

3 - 8

Solve:

7

-5

The slope of the line passing through the points (3,4) and (8,-3) shall be 7/-5 or -7/5 negatives shall go both ways of fractions

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.