Question

Find the slope of the line described by 3y = x + 6.

Answer 1

$3y = x +6 \\\\\implies y = \dfrac 13 (x+6)\\\\\implies y = \dfrac 13 x + 2\\\\\text{The above equation is in a form of y = mx +b, where m is the slope.}\\\\\\\text{Hence slope of the line,}~ m= \dfrac 13$