Answer
$m = -8$
Work Step by Step
We are given the two points $(-6, 2)$ and $(-7, 10)$.
Let's use the formula to find the slope $m$ given two points:
$m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$,
where $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ are points on the line.
Let's plug in the values into this formula:
$m = \frac{10 - 2}{-7 - (-6)}$
Subtract the numerator and denominator to simplify:
$m = \frac{8}{-1}$
Simplify the fraction:
$m = -8$
