Question 124765
Find the slope of the line whose equation is 8x+7y=56?
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Put the equation into the slope/intercept format: y = mx + b
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8x + 7y = 56
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7y = -8x + 56; subtracted 8x from both sides
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y = {{{(-8)/7}}}x + {{{56/7}}}; divided both sides by 7
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y = {{{(-8)/7}}}x + 8; the slope/intercept form of the equation 
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The slope (m) will be {{{-8/7}}}