SOLUTION: What is the positive or negative slope of 8x + 3y=24?

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Question 413879: What is the positive or negative slope of 8x + 3y=24?
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write the equation in slope intercept form by isolating y.

3y = -8x + 24

y = (-8/3)x + 8

Slope = -8/3

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