SOLUTION: I am trying to solve y=-8x+5 and the question reads find the slope if it exist. I tried plugging in zero for x but i cant seem to get the correct slope and i am not sure how to so

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Question 597575: I am trying to solve y=-8x+5 and the question reads find the slope if it exist. I tried plugging in zero for x but i cant seem to get the correct slope and i am not sure how to solve
Answer by Babyy_Girl2012(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are going about the problem the wrong way. In case you weren't sure, the formula for slope is y=mx+b. X is your slope. And B is your y-intercept. In the equation y=-8x+5, your slope would be wherever the x is; therefore, -8 would be your slope. You wouldn't write it as Slope=-8. You could, but sometimes, on tests, they could put the answer choice as -8/1. You would choose that one.