SOLUTION: Identify the slope in this linear equation y= -2x+3

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Question 620883: Identify the slope in this linear equation y= -2x+3
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Identify the slope in this linear equation y= -2x+3
.
Because:
y= -2x+3
is already in "slope-intercept" form of
y= mx+b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
.
From inspection then, the slope of:
y= -2x+3
is -2 (answer)