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What is the slope of a line of best fit if its equation is y = 5x – 4?

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The slope - intercept form of a line is generally expressed as y = mx + b. m and b are the slope and y-intercept, respectively. The given equation, y = 5x - 4 is in this form. Thus, the slope of the line that best fits the equation is 5.
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