-2(7-y)+4=-4
Distributive property for -2(7-y)
-14+2y+4=-4
Addition property
-14+14+2y+4=-4+14
2y+4=10
Subtraction property
2y+4-4=10-4
2y=6
Division property
2y/2=6/2
Y=3
The rate of change is 1/2
Because it’s the constant and whatever x is, it would always multiply by 1/2
The numbers are not clustered around a common number. Two of the numbers are very large and one is very small.