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Find the slope:
(3,-5) and (-7,-6)

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the slope is 0.1 or one tenth as a fraction.

slope equation:

change in Y divided by change in X

**underlined numbers are x values and bold numbers are y values**

(3,-5) and (-7, -6)

our two Y values looking at the coordinates are -5 and -6, since coordinates are (x,y)

our two X values are 3 and -7

now plug these into the equation:

-5 - (-6)

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3 - (-7)

**PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS**

now the numerator is -5+6 which is 1

and the denominator is 3+7 which is 10

that makes 1/10 as a fraction -your slope

simplify it and you have:

slope = 0.1 or 1/10

i hope this helps!!

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