Question

What is the slope of the line whose equation is 2x+3y = -12?

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

Given

2x + 3y = - 12 ( subtract 2x from both sides )

3y = - 2x - 12 ( divide all terms by 3 )

y = - $\frac{2}{3}$ x - 4 ← in slope- intercept form

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