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Given the points (20,8) and (10,15) find the slope of the line that goes through them.

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Answer:

-7/10

Explanation:

You can find the slope by using this formula:
(y-y)/(x-x) \\ (rise over run!)

If you plug in the numbers, it looks like this:
(8-15)/(20-10) \\

Which simplifies to
-(7)/(10)

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