document.write( "Question 413879: What is the positive or negative slope of 8x + 3y=24? \n" ); document.write( "
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Write the equation in slope intercept form by isolating y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3y = -8x + 24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = (-8/3)x + 8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope = -8/3
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