Question

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = -2/3 -5x?​

Answer 1

-5

Make the equation into slope-intercept form, which is y = mx + b, where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.

In the equation y = -5x - 2/3, the slope is -5 and the y-intercept is -2/3.

Answer 2

For this case we have that the equation of the line of the slope-intersection form is given by:

$y = mx + b$

Where:

m: It's the slope

b: It is the cutoff point with the y axis

We have the following equation:

$y = - \frac {2} {3} -5x$

Reordering:

$y = -5x- \frac {2} {3}$

So, we have to:

$m = -5\\b = - \frac {2} {3}$

Answer:

The slope is -5