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Answer:
-4
Step-by-step explanation:
In a linear equation, the terms "unit rate", "rate of change", "constant of proportionality", and "slope" all refer to the coefficient of x (the independent variable).
Here, the coefficient of x is -4.
The slope is -4.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Strictly speaking the "constant of proportionality" only refers to the x-coefficient (k) when the equation is of the form ...
y = kx . . . . . with no added constant
"Slope", "unit rate", and so on, can also refer to the x-coefficient (m) when the equation has a non-zero y-intercept (b):
y = mx + b
