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What is the slope of the line given by the equation below?y + 2 = -3(x - 5)A.-3B.-5C.3D.2

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What is the slope of the line given by the equation below?y + 2 = -3(x - 5)A.-3B.-5C.3D.2

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The slope of the line is given by the coefficient of x in the equation. In the equation y + 2 = -3(x - 5), if we distribute -3 to (x - 5), we get -3x + 15. So, the slope of the line is -3. Therefore, the answer is A. -3.

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