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What is the slope of the line given by the equation below?y - 20 = 5(x - 2)A.20B.5C.-20D.-2

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What is the slope of the line given by the equation below?y - 20 = 5(x - 2)A.20B.5C.-20D.-2

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The slope of the line is determined by the coefficient of x in the equation. In the given equation, y - 20 = 5(x - 2), we can distribute the 5 to get y - 20 = 5x - 10.

The coefficient of x in this equation is 5, so the slope of the line is 5.

Therefore, the answer is B. 5.

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