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

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Question 127244: Please help me solve this equation.
In the equation 5x+y=-1,What does m equal?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the equation 5x%2By=-1, slope m+ is:
first write this equation in slope_intercept form like this:
y=+-5x+-1 .........so, slope m+ is -5