SOLUTION: Hello, I have a question about equations of lines. The question is to find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line 5x-7y=28 Thank you so much for the help. -Kaitlin

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Question 484865: Hello, I have a question about equations of lines. The question is to find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line 5x-7y=28
Thank you so much for the help.
-Kaitlin

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the slope of the line 5x-7y=28 by putting it into slope-intercept form
y = mx + b where m is the slope.
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That means solve for y
5x-7y=28
7y = 5x - 28
y = (5/7)x - 4
slope m = 5/7
All lines parallel have the same slope = 5/7