Inactive Tutor answered 06/26/16
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Gates,
The formula for finding a line's slope given two of its points is:
m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 - x1)
For these two points, then:
m = (-7 - 1)/(-6 - (-8))
m = -8/2
m = -4 (slope)