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What is the slope of the line 6x + y = 24?

User GatesDA
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Answer:

The slope is -6/1 but the slope-intercept form is y=-6x+24

Explanation:

y=mx+b

6x+y=24

first you want to subtract 6x from each side.

y=-6x+24

m=-6x or -6/1

b= 24

User Nosov Pavel
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Answer:

-6

Explanation:

You need to get it in Point-Slope form, or

y = mx + b

Isolate y by subtracting 6x

You are left with:

y = -6x + 24

M is the slope, so in this case, it is -6

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