SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation. In the equation 5x+y=-1,What does m equal?

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In the equation 5x+y=-1,What does m equal? This question is from textbook

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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this is the standard form of an equation
+5x%2By=-1
write it in a slope-interceptform (y+=+mx+%2B+b)like this:
+y=+-5x+-1
so, slope m+=+-5