SOLUTION: calculate the slope between (-3,-7) and (-6,-8)

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Question 482699: calculate the slope between (-3,-7) and (-6,-8)
Answer by nochka22(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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m= slope
m= Y1-Y2/ X1-X2
X1= -3, X2= -6, Y1= -7, Y2= -8
Plug in values into the formula:

m= -7-(-8)/ -3-(-6)
This becomes:
m= -7+8/ -3+6
m= 1/3