SOLUTION: The slope whose equation is 3x-4y=7

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Question 610531: The slope whose equation is 3x-4y=7
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The slope whose equation is 3x-4y=7
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put given equation into "slope-intercept" form
y = mx + b
where m is the slope
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3x-4y=7
-4y=-3x+7
4y=3x-7
y=(3/4)x-(7/4)
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Slope, then, from inspection is
3/4

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