Question

What is the slope of the line x + 6y= 12

Answer 1

x + 6y = 12

You want the y-value to be on one side of the equation, so you have to subtract the x-value from both sides.

6y = -x + 12

Next, you divide both sides by 6, so that the y-value will be by itself.

y = - $\frac{1}{6}$ + 2

We know that the slope or the 'm' value is located before the x-value based on y = mx +b, therefore the slope is - $\frac{1}{6}$