SOLUTION: What is the slope of this linear equation:-2y+12x=18?

Question 662456: What is the slope of this linear equation:-2y+12x=18?

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the slope, first set up the equation to solve for y
Starting with
-2y+12x=18
Subtract 12x from both sides
-2y=-12x + 18
Divide both sides by -2
y= 6x - 9
Using the linear equation y=mx+b, where m is slope,
the slope in the equation is 6
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