SOLUTION: What is the slope of 25x-15y=225? Thanks for your help.

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Question 918975: What is the slope of 25x-15y=225? Thanks for your help.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is
y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29 where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
25x-15y=225 Solving for y
(25/15)x - 225/15 = y
y+=+highlight_green%285%2F3%29x+%2B+highlight%28-15%29
m = 5/3