What is the slope of the line that passes through (-3,-3) and (-9,5)

      The question gives us two points,  (-3,-3) and (-9,5), from which we can find the slope and later the equation of the line.

Finding the Slope  

The slope of the line (m)   = (y₂ - y₁) ÷ (x₂ - x₁)

                                           = (5 -(-3)) ÷ (-9 -(-3))      

                                           =  (5 + 3) ÷ (-9 + 3)    

                                           =   - ⁴/₃  

Checking my answer visually:  

Finding the Equation

We can now use the point-slope form (y - y₁) = m(x - x₁)) to write the equation for this line. Once we have that equation, we can graph it to see if it passes through the two points. If it does, then we calculated the slope correctly.

                                ⇒  y - (-3) = - ⁴/₃ (x - (-3)        [ using the point (-3, -3)]

                                       y + 3  = - ⁴/₃ (x + 3)

To test my answer, I have included a Desmos Graph that I graphed using the information provided in the question and my answer.  

step-by-step explanation:

descending order means to order the polynomials from the term with the largest exponent to the term with the smallest exponent.  

therefore, the correct answer is d.