SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 12=4x−6y ? Enter your answer in the boxes. It's a fraction

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Question 1048020: What is the slope of the line whose equation is 12=4x−6y ?
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It's a fraction

Answer by mathslover(157) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation of the line is given as
12=4x - 6y
Add 6y-12 on both sides
6y-12 + 12 = 4x -6y +6y +12
This can be written as
6y=4x -12
Divide by 6 on both sides of the equation
+y=+%284x%2F6%29+-2
+y=2x%2F3+-2+
comparing with y=mx+c where m is the slope of the line
the slope of the given line is 2/3