[tex](\stackrel{x_1}{-7}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{8})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{3}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{3}-\stackrel{y1}{8}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{4}-\underset{x_1}{(-7)}}}\implies \cfrac{-5}{4+7}\implies \cfrac{-5}{11}[/tex]
