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In the equation y = 5x + 6, what is the slope?

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Hello!

The equation is in slope intercept form

slope intercept form uses the equation

y = mx + b

m is the slope
b is the y-intercept

The slope is 5/1

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The slope is 5, because in y = ax + c, a is the slope
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