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The slope of a graph provides general information about a graph. It tells you how much the y value of the graph increases (or decreases, if the slope is negative) for a given increase in x value.

if you look at the general equation of a graph y = a x + b

the value "a" represents the slope and the "b" value represents the value of y when

x = 0.

When the graph is not a straight line, the discussion gets more complicated, however the slope still describes changes in the value of the graph (you have to use calculus for this situation.)

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