SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 5(2x-3) = -8y+2?

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Question 160686: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 5(2x-3) = -8y+2?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember the "point-slope" form of a line is:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
.
So, let's rewrite our equation into that form.
5(2x-3) = -8y+2
10x-15 = -8y+2
8y+10x-15 = 2
8y-15 = -10x+2
8y = -10x+17
y = (-10/8) + 17/8
y = (-5/4) + 17/8
.
Slope: -5/4

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