SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line with the equation 2x+3y+6=0?

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Question 461846: what is the slope of the line with the equation 2x+3y+6=0?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x%2B3y%2B6=0....first write it in slope-intercept form y=mx%2B-b, means solve it for y
3y=-2x-6
y=-%282%2F3%29x-6%2F3

y=-%282%2F3%29x-2...the slope m=-%282%2F3%29