To find the slope, use the slope formula and plug in the two points:
(7, -11) = (x₁ , y₁)
(-8, 16) = (x₂ , y₂)
[tex]m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex]
[tex]m=\frac{16-(-11)}{-8-7}[/tex]
[tex]m=\frac{16+11}{-8-7}[/tex]
[tex]m=\frac{27}{-15}[/tex]
[tex]m=-\frac{9}{5}[/tex]
Your answer is A
