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Answer:</h2>
8x+9
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Step-by-step explanation:</h2>
12x+1 = 2(2x+5)
<h3><em><u>Handle the brackets first</u></em></h3>
12x+1 = 4x+10
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<u>Collect like terms</u></em></h3>
=8x+9
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Answer: the slope is 2/1 or 2
Step-by-step explanation: slope is written rise over run, meaning y/x. By finding the difference between 13/5 and 17/7, then 17/7 and 21/9 to confirm, you can see that the difference is 4/2, which reduces to 2/1, which is simplified to 2.