SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line 12x+2y=-48

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Question 268182: what is the slope of the line 12x+2y=-48
Answer by azhou4(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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This equation : 12x+2y=-48 is in standard form. Standard form is ax+by=c where the opposite of a divided by b (-a/b) is the slope and c divided by b(c/b) is the y-intercept. So in this case, we need -a/b. -a/b is -12/2 which equals -6. So your slope is -6. Hope this helped!