Find the Slope of the Line Through the Points and Interpret

question 175

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line through the points and interpret the slope.
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• A) 7 ; for every 1-unit increase in \(x , y\) will increase by 7 units
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 7 }\); for every 7 -unit increase in \(x\), \(y\) will increase by 1 unit
• C) \(- \frac { 1 } { 7 }\); for every 7 -unit increase in \(\mathrm { x } , \mathrm { y }\) will decrease by 1 unit
• D) \(- 7\); for every 1 -unit increase in \(x\), \(y\) will decrease by 7 units

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