Question

1/4x+y=5 what is the slope

Answer 1

y=-1/4x+5
slope is -1/4
y=ax+b
y=-1/4x+5
 a=-1/4 , so -1/4 is slope
b=5, so b is y-intercept 

Answer 2

We can convert to slope-intercept form, and whatever number is the coefficient of x will be the slope.
We subtract by 1/4x on both sides and get y = -1/4x + 5. So, the slope is -1/4.
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