SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line described by the equation below? y-7=8(x-14) A.7 b.-7 c.-8 D.8

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Question 1067046: What is the slope of the line described by the equation below?
y-7=8(x-14)
A.7
b.-7
c.-8
D.8
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
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y-7 = 8(x-14)

Get the equation in the form 

  y = mx+b which has slope b and y-intercept (0,b).

y-7 = 8(x-14)
y-7 = 8x-112
  y = 8x-104

compare to

  y = mx+b

and we see that m = 8 = the slope.

Edwin