What is the slope of the line that contains these points? X: -7 -6 -5 -4Y: 21 17 13 9

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Apply the slope formula:

$m=\text{ }(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)$

Where:

(x1,y1) = (-7,21)

(y1,y2) = ( -6,17)

Replacing:

slope = -4

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