What is the slope of the equation, 5x + 30y = 18?

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asked Aug 6, 2020 142k views

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Sski · Answer 1 · 2020-08-09T04:06:26+0000

Answer:

slope = -
(1)/(6)

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

Rearrange 5x + 30y = 18 into this form

Subtract 5x from both sides

30y = - 5x + 18 ← divide all terms by 30

y = -
(5)/(30) +
(18)/(30)

with slope m = -
(5)/(30) = -
(1)/(6)