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Mr. Gillis draws a straight line on a graph. The line goes through the points (-5, 7) and (2, 3). What is theslope of the line (rate of change)? (hint: make a table)

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In order to calculate the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), we can use the formula:

[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

Then, using the points (-5, 7) and (2, 3), we have:

[tex]m=\frac{3-7}{2-(-5)}=-\frac{4}{7}[/tex]

So the slope of the line is m = -4/7.

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