SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line parallel to 4x+3y=7? -1/4,-3/4,3/4or -4/3?

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Question 201984: What is the slope of the line parallel to 4x+3y=7? -1/4,-3/4,3/4or -4/3?
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What is the slope of the line parallel to 4x+3y=7? -1/4,-3/4,3/4or -4/3?
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Manipulate the given equation into the "slope-intercept" form:
y = mx + b
where
m is slope
b is the y-intercept
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4x+3y=7
3y= -4x+7
y= (-4/3)x + 7/3
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We see that the slope of any line parallel should be -4/3