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What is the slope of the line that contains these points? (39,36) (40,29) (41,22) (42,15)

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Answer:

-7

Explanation:

As x increases by 1, y decreases by 7, so the "rise"/"run" is ...

slope = rise/run = -7/1 = -7

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