SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line whose equation is 8x+7y=56?

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Question 124765: Find the slope of the line whose equation is 8x+7y=56?
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Find the slope of the line whose equation is 8x+7y=56?
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Put the equation into the slope/intercept format: y = mx + b
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8x + 7y = 56
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7y = -8x + 56; subtracted 8x from both sides
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y = %28-8%29%2F7x + 56%2F7; divided both sides by 7
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y = %28-8%29%2F7x + 8; the slope/intercept form of the equation
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The slope (m) will be -8%2F7