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What is the slope of (-5, 11), (0, 7)

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Answer:

m = -4/5

Explanation:

The two points on a line are (-5, 11) and (0, 7).

Moving from the first to the second, we see x increasing by 5 and y decreasing by 4. Thus, the slope of the line connecting these two points is m = rise / run, or

m = -4/5

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