Question

What is the slope of find the slope of the line described by 4x + 5y = 60?

Answer 1

1) isolate y

4x + 5y = 60
-4x -4x
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5y = -4x + 60

2) make y so that is is alone with no numbers beside it

5y = -4x + 60
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5

y = -4/5x + 60

3) the slope is ALWAYS the number to the left of x, even if it's a fraction. It's it a decimal, convert to a fraction. The last number (in this case is 60) is where the slope crosses the y-axis on the coordinate plane.

The slope is -4/5x + 60