what is the slope of 1,5 and -4,1

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To find the slope of a line passing through two points, the formula is:

slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Given the points (1, 5) and (-4, 1), we can substitute the coordinates into the formula:

slope = (1 - 5) / (-4 - 1)
slope = -4 / -5
slope = 4/5

Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the points (1, 5) and (-4, 1) is 4/5.