Answer:
-[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We can find the slope of the line by using the point slope formula: [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex].
If we plug in your numbers, we get:
[tex]\frac{4-2}{4-8}[/tex], or -[tex]\frac{2}{4}[/tex], or -1/2.
