SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line. -4x-7y=5

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Question 723956: Find the slope of the line.
-4x-7y=5
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x-7y=5..first write it in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb; means, you need to solve it for y
-4x-5=7y
-%284%2F7%29x-5%2F7=y
or
y=-%284%2F7%29x-5%2F7
so, the slope of the line is -%284%2F7%29