Posted by Britni on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 9:25pm.
(2/3)y = (-1/5)x
to get the slope, we first transform this equation into slope-intercept form,
y = mx + b
where m = slope and b = y-intercept.
note that the numerical coefficient of y (number before the variable y) in slope-intercept form is 1, thus to change the given equation, we multiply both sides by 3/2:
(3/2)*(2/3)y = (3/2)*(-1/5)x
y = -(3/10)x
therefore,
slope = -3/10
hope this helps~ :)
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