Brooke's error was that she found the incorrect slope in step 1.
The slope formula is: m = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)
Using the given points: m = (13 - 25) / (-4 - (-7)) m = -12 / 3 m = -4
So, the slope is -4, not -12/3 as Brooke calculated in step 1.
The correct equation for the line passing through the points (-7, 25) and (-4, 13) is: y = -4x - 3 (as found in step 3)