SOLUTION: What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 9x + 4y = 7 ? since 4y=-9x+7 i think its -9/4 but iam not even sure how i got that im so lost please explain it to me thanks

Question 246357: What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 9x + 4y = 7 ?
since 4y=-9x+7
i think its -9/4 but iam not even sure how i got that im so lost please explain it to me thanks
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Subtract from both sides.

Rearrange the terms.

Divide both sides by to isolate y.

Break up the fraction.

Reduce.

So the equation is now in slope intercept form where the slope is and the y-intercept is note: the y-intercept is the point

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