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Answer:

  -1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope (rate of change) is given by ...

  m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

  m = (4 -8)/(24 -0) = -4/24 = -1/6

The rate of change of the linear function is -1/6.

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The equation is y = -1/6x +8.