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Which expression can be simplified to find the slope of the trend line in the scatterplot?

On a graph, a line goes through points (4, 21) and (8, 35).
StartFraction 21 minus 35 Over 8 minus 4 EndFraction
StartFraction 8 minus 4 Over 21 minus 35 EndFraction
StartFraction 35 minus 21 Over 8 minus 4 EndFraction
StartFraction 8 minus 4 Over 35 minus 21 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The slope is (y2 − y1)/(x2 − x1), so the correct expression is (35 − 21)/(8 − 4) which simplifies to 14/4 = 7/2.