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

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Answer

-8/5 or -1.6

Step-by-step explanation:

i did the test and i did the math.

User Daniel Tran
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Answer:

-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!

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