Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-1, 7) and (4, - 1)?

Answer 1

-8/5 or -1.6

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

-1.6

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to find the slope of a line is
`(y_(2) -y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))`

Now, you can put the numbers into an equation.
`(7+1)/(-1-4)`

Simplify:
`(8)/(-5)`

Divide to then get -1.6

Hope this helps!