the slope formula is
[tex]m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}[/tex]where (x2,y2) is a right point from (x1,y1) on this case the right point is (0,18) because 0 > -19
so replacing
[tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{18-(-17)}{0-(-19)} \\ \\ m=\frac{35}{19}\approx1.84 \end{gathered}[/tex]so, the slope is 35/19 or 1.84
