A line with a slope of –4 passes through the points (9,w) and (8,9). What is the value of w?

Cameal asked Mar 28, 2022

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Cameal asked Mar 28, 2022

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A slope of -4 means that for every x increase by 1, the y decreases by 4. so going from (8,9) to (9,w), w should be 9-4, which is 5

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