Question

What is the slope of the line? x+3y=10

Answer 1

m = -1/3

Explanation:

First, write the equation in slope-intercept form:

3y = 10 - x

y = 10/3 - x/3

y = 10/3 - 1/3x

Since our slope is the coefficient of the x term, our slope is -1/3.