SOLUTION: if 3x + 9y = 27 is the equ ation of a line, what is the slope

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Question 915048: if 3x + 9y = 27 is the equ
ation of a line, what is the slope
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+9y=27
9y=-3x+27
y=-3/9x+3
y=-1/3x+3
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slope m=-1/3