The slope of a line tells you ______.
A)the change in Y for every 1-unit change in X
B)the change X for every 1-unit change in Y
C)the predicted value of Y when X equals zero
D)the average amount of error when predicting Y from X

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The slope of a line indicates how steep the line is and tells us the amount of vertical change (rise) for every 1-unit change in horizontal distance (run). Therefore, the slope of a line provides information about the change in Y for every 1-unit change in X.

The Slope of a Line Tells You ______