SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points (-5/3,-1) and (-2,9/2)

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Question 1063081: What is the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points (-5/3,-1) and (-2,9/2)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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[ change in y ] / [ change in x ] = slope +m+
+m+=+%28+9%2F2+-%28-1%29+%29+%2F+%28+-2+-%28-5%2F3+%29+%29+
+m+=+%28+11%2F2+%29+%2F+%28+-2+%2B+5%2F3+%29+
+m+=+%28+11%2F2+%29+%2F+%28+-1%2F3+%29+
+m+=+-3%2A%28+11%2F2+%29+
+m+=+-33%2F2+
check the math!