SOLUTION: find the slope of a linear function if f(-4) = 6 and f(0) = 7

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Question 1044757: find the slope of a linear function if f(-4) = 6 and f(0) = 7
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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When x=-4, y=6
when x=0, y=7
The slope is change in y over the change in x or 1/-(-4) or 1/4
(the equation of the line is y=(1/4)x+7)
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