SOLUTION: If the slope of a linear function, passing through points (0,6) and (5,-3), is -1 what is the value of b?

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Question 818812: If the slope of a linear function, passing through points (0,6) and (5,-3), is -1 what is the value of b?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of this line is not -1. Slope is change in y divided by change in x.


6-(-3) / 0-5 = 9/-5 = -1.8.