SOLUTION: Find the slope of a line whose equation is y= -6x+3

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Question 139872: Find the slope of a line whose equation is y= -6x+3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how y=-6x%2B3 is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

So this shows us that the slope is m=-6 and the y-intercept is b=3