Question

What is the slope of the line given by the equation y= -5/2x-5?

Answer 1

`-5/2`

Explanation:

The good thing is that this equation is in slope-intercept form

`y=mx+b`, with slope `m` and a `y`-intercept of `b`.

Notice that the coefficient of `x` is the slope. In our equation,

`y=-5/2x-5`

The coefficient on `x` is `-5/2`. This is our `m` value, or slope.

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