The problem asks us to find the distance between two points, $(-8, 7)$ and $(-2, -1)$, and round the answer to the nearest tenth.

1. Problem Description

The problem asks us to find the distance between two points, $(-8, 7)$ and $(-2, -1)$, and round the answer to the nearest tenth.

2. Solution Steps

We use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points. The distance formula is:

$d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$

where $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ are the coordinates of the two points.

In our case, $(x_1, y_1) = (-8, 7)$ and $(x_2, y_2) = (-2, -1)$.

Plugging in the values, we get:

$d = \sqrt{(-2 - (-8))^2 + (-1 - 7)^2}$

$d = \sqrt{(-2 + 8)^2 + (-8)^2}$

$d = \sqrt{(6)^2 + (-8)^2}$

$d = \sqrt{36 + 64}$

$d = \sqrt{100}$

$d = 10$

3. Final Answer

10.0