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What is the slope of a line that contains points (-2.5, -24) and (4.75, 19.5)?

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Answer:

slope = 6

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2.5, - 24) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4.75, 19.5)

m =
(19.5+24)/(4.75+2.5) =
(43.5)/(7.25) = 6

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