SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line whose equation is 3x+5y=12?

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Question 368079: What is the slope of a line whose equation is 3x+5y=12?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+5y = 12,
5y = -3x+12,transposing
, after division by 5. The slope is -3/5 and the y-intercept is 12/5.

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