Answer: A. The slope is .
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of a line helps to specify the direction of the line.
The slope of a line that passes through (a,b) and (c,d) is given by :-
Then the slope of a line passes through origin i.e. (0,0) and (-9,12) is given by :-
Hence, the slope is .
Graphing the points shows you that ...
The 2 towns closest together are Dunkirk and Allentown.
The 2 towns farthest apart are Dunkirk and Clearfield.
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A compass (or dividers) can help you sort it out once you plot the points on a graph, if you don't trust your eyeballs to tell you which distances are longest and shortest.
