The slope of the line is determined by the slope-intercept form of the equation. That is solving for y. or y = mx + b, where m = slope and b = y-intercept. The equation 3x + 2y = 6 is written in standard form so we need to rewrite it in slope - intercept form. 3x + 2y = 6 3x + 2y - 3x = - 3x + 6 --> subtract 3x both sides so to separate 2y 2y = -3x + 6 --> divide both sides by 2 so y will be left y = -3x + 6 2 2 y = -3x + 3 2 m = -3/2, this is the slope b = 3, this is the y-intercept