Question

What is the slope of the line with the equation -5 - x = y?

a.) 1
b.) -1
c.) 5
d) -5

Answer 1

In the general form of the equation y = mx + c, the slope is given by m.
The equation from the question can be rearranged a little to give y = -x -5, thus we can now compare directly with the general form above and see that m = -1, and so the answer is B.