SOLUTION: Find the slope. 3x + 4y = 5 I have not been able to understand the slopes and I am having trouble solving this problem because I do not understand how to find slopes. Can someo

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Question 68128: Find the slope.
3x + 4y = 5
I have not been able to understand the slopes and I am having trouble solving this problem because I do not understand how to find slopes. Can someone help me with this. Thanks
Answer by josmiceli(6786) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In order to find the slope, you have to get the equation into a
form where the slope is visible.
y+=+mx+%2B+b is called the slope-intercept form of the
equation. This is what you want. First, get y on the left side.
3x+%2B+4y+=+5
4y+=+-3x+%2B+5
y+=+%28-3%2F4%29x+%2B+5
This is now in the slope-intercept form, and the slope, m = -(3/4)