Which statement correctly describes the slope of the linear function that is represented by the data in the table?
table (it may move to the left a bit when it is actually posted, sorry. it shouldn't be hard to read though)
x y
8 -8
8 -4
8 0
8 4
8 8
a. the slope is positive.
b. the slope is negative.
c. the slope is zero.
d. there is no slope.

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