Question

what is the slope represented by the equation y = x/3 - 5

A. -5
B. 3
C. 1/3
D. -3/5

Answer 1

the answer is C. 1/3. y=mx+b. b is the y intercept. mx is the slope. every equation you have must be turned into slope intercept form in order to find the slope and y intercept. therefore, C is the slope.