SOLUTION: What is the slope of this line? {{{y+3= (-1/4)(x+5)}}}

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Question 79993: What is the slope of this line? y%2B3=+%28-1%2F4%29%28x%2B5%29
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope of this line? 

y%2B3=+%28-1%2F4%29%28x%2B5%29

Compare it to the point-slope formula:

y-y1+=+m%28x-x1%29

So the slope = m+=+-1%2F4

Edwin