he equation of a function is y=−7x−12

The equation of the function is given in the form \( y = mx + b \), where \( m \) represents the slope and \( b \) represents the y-intercept.

In the equation \( y = -7x - 12 \), the coefficient of \( x \) is \( -7 \). Therefore, the slope of the function is

\[
\text{slope} = -7.
\]