What is the slope of y=5-3x?

1 Answer
David Drayer ยท Kevin B.
Nov 13, 2016

The slope is -3/1 or in short -3

Explanation:

It is necessary to change the equation to the y= mx + b form. This is called the slope-intercept form (appropriately so as it tells you the slope and the y-intercept of the line).

Use the commutative property of addition to transform the equation.

This gives

y = -3x + 5 where m = -3 and b = + 5

m is the slope of the line so

The slope = -3

Related questions
Impact of this question
6558 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License