SOLUTION: What is the slope of the equation x+7y=3

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Question 351295: What is the slope of the equation x+7y=3
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take the opposite of the coefficient on and divide by the coefficient on

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Put the eqn in slope-intercept form. That means solve for y.
The slope is the coefficient of x in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b