SOLUTION: -x+3y=-5 how to find the slope

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Question 155192This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: -x+3y=-5 how to find the slope
 This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope:
-x+3y = -5 Put your equation into the slope-intercept form; y = mx+b
3y+=+x-5
y+=+%281%2F3%29x-5%2F3 Compare this with:
y+=+mx%2Bb
The slope, m+=+1%2F3