Question

What is the slope of the equation, 5x + 30y = 18?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

Rearrange 5x + 30y = 18 into this form

Subtract 5x from both sides

30y = - 5x + 18 ← divide all terms by 30

y = -
`(5)/(30)` +
`(18)/(30)`

with slope m = -
`(5)/(30)` = -
`(1)/(6)`

Answer 2

There you go. Let me know if you have any questions!