Given two points (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂) the slope of the line passes through these points will be:
m=(y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁)
Data:
The points are (-4,7) and (-2,17), then the slope will be:
m=(17-7)/(-2+4)=7/2
Answer: the slope of the line passes through these points would be 7/2