document.write( "Question 37938: What is the slope of the line with equation 4x+6y=24? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #23500 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you solve for y, you'll automatically put the equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) from which you can read the slope...let me show you... \n" ); document.write( "From 4x + 6y = 24, subtract 4x from both sides \n" ); document.write( "6y = -4x + 24 \n" ); document.write( "Then divide both sides by six and reduce where possible \n" ); document.write( "y = -4/6 x + 24/6 \n" ); document.write( "y = -2/3 x + 4 \n" ); document.write( "Hence the slope is -2/3. \n" ); document.write( " |