What is the slope of the line passing through the points (−1, 7) and (4, −1)?

Answer:-8/5Step-by-step explanation:To solve this problem, use the slope formula [tex]slope = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]Every x and y with the subscript 1 is taking values from the first point, and every x and y with subscript 2 is taking values from the second point. Plug in the values from the points (-1, 7) and (4, -1) to get the equation [tex]slope=\frac{-1-7}{4-(-1)}[/tex], which simplifies to  [tex]slope =\frac{-8}{5}[/tex], which is the answer.