SOLUTION: find the slope of a line 4x - 5y = 3

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Question 370096: find the slope of a line 4x - 5y = 3
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, J2R2R:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert to slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope.
4x-5y+=+3
-5y=-4x%2B3
y=%284%2F5%29x-3%2F5
Comparing,
m=4%2F5

Answer by J2R2R(94) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x - 5y = 3 has to be written in the form y = mx + c where m is the slope.

So we have 4x - 3 = 5y; then dividing by 5 gives 0.8x - 0.6 = y
Therefore y = 0.8x - 0.6 which means the slope is 0.8 (or 4/5).