How to find a gradient of a line on a graph?

The parabola y = x² - 4 opens: a.) up b.) down c.) right d.) left

This is my question~~ ( r ^ 4 - 2r ^ 3 - 23 r ^ 2 - 4r - 32)÷(r+4) ~~ i must use long division to solve it : / i was wondering if anyone world like to solve it. and if so, share step-by-step explanations! you! ❤

Data from 2005 for various age groups show that for each $100 increase in the median weekly income for whites, the median weekly income of blacks increases by $105. also, for workers of ages 25 to 54 the median weekly income for whites was $676 and for blacks was $527. (a) let w represent the median weekly income for whites and b the median weekly income for blacks, and write the equation of the line that gives b as a linear function of w. b = (b) when the median weekly income for whites is $760, what does the equation in (a) predict for the median weekly income for blacks?