SOLUTION: What is the slope of 2x+5y-7=0 ?

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Question 372390: What is the slope of 2x+5y-7=0 ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert to slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb,
2x%2B5y-7=0
5y=-2x%2B7
y=-%282%2F5%29x%2B7%2F5
Comparing,
m=-2%2F5