SOLUTION: Which number is closest to the slope of the line: 3y+2x-13=0 A. -2/3 B. 1 C. 1/4 D. 3/2

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Question 87153: Which number is closest to the slope of the line: 3y+2x-13=0

A. -2/3
B. 1
C. 1/4
D. 3/2
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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3y+2x-13=0 [re-write in the slope-intercept (y=mx+b) format by solving for the y-term]
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3y+2x-2x-13=0-2x
3y-13=-2x
3y-13+13=-2x+13
3y=-2x+13
3y/3=-2x/3+13/3
y=-2/3x+13/3
Slope=m = -2/3