What is the slope of the equation y – 3 = –4(x – 5)?

The equation is in point-slope form, y − y₁ = m(x − x₁), where m is the slope. Comparing y − 3 = −4(x − 5) with that form shows that the coefficient of the parentheses is −4. Therefore, the slope is −4, choice A.

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