SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the graph of: 2x-3y=6? A. 3/2 B. -2/3 C. 2/3 D. -3/2

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Question 378248: What is the slope of a line that is parallel to the graph of: 2x-3y=6?
A. 3/2
B. -2/3
C. 2/3
D. -3/2

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Note: the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b
where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
2x-3y=6 Solving for y to put into slope-intercept form
2x - 6 = 3y
y = (2/3)x - 2
m = (2/3)
parallel lines have identical slopes. Answer C would be the correct choice
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