document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306613>Question 306613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line has the equation 2x= -6y +5. What is its slope? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #219407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sejackson91><B>sejackson91(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sejackson91><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=219407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the slope intercept form is y = mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what you need to find is m so rearrange the given formula to y = mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -6y + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y = -2x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(1/3)x + 5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so m = -1/3 and that is your slope </SPAN>\n" );
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