Question

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation below?y=-2/3x+3 A-2/3 B. 2/3 C.2 D.x

Answer 1

ANSWER

A.

$- \frac{2}{3}$

EXPLANATION

The given equation is

$y = - \frac{2}{3}x + 3$

This equation is already in the form:

$y =mx + b$

This is called the slope-intercept form.

The slope is

$m = - \frac{2}{3}$

and the y-intercept is 3.

The correct answer is A.

In a situation where the line is not given in the slope intercept form, then you must rewrite in this form before comparing.