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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,5) and (7,3)

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We use the formula (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) to determine slope.

Plugging in, we get:

(3-5)/(7-4)

-2/3

So the slope of the line is -2/3

Hope this helped!

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The slope of the line is -2/3
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