to find the slope, use the slope formula:
[tex]m\text{ = }\frac{y2\text{ - y1}}{x2\text{ -x1}}[/tex]Take any 2 points from the table,
(x1, y1) ==> (8, -5)
(x2, y2) ==> (16 -10)
Therefore, we have:
[tex]m\text{ = }\frac{-10-(-5)}{16-8}=\frac{-10+5}{8}=\text{ }\frac{-5}{8}[/tex]Therefore the slope of the table is:
[tex]-\frac{5}{8}[/tex]