The slope of the line passing through two points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is given by the formula:
\[m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\]
Substituting the given points $(1,4)$ and $(12,-3)$ into the formula, we get:
\[m = \frac{-3 - 4}{12 - 1} = -\frac{7}{11}\]
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