What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,8) and (2,12)? (2,12)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Slope of the line is -2.

Step-by-step explanation:

⇒ m = (12 - 8)/(2 - 4) = 4/-2 = -2

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents