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What is the slope of the line?

y = -9/10x + -6
Question 8 options:
a) 6
b) 9/10
c) -6
d) -9/10

User Deubaka
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D) -9/10

because the slope is the number before the x
User Betrice Mpalanzi
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The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is

y = mx + b

where m = slope, and b = y-intercept.

m, the slope, multiplies the variable x.

m = slope

In your case, you have -9/10 multiplying x, just like m is in the equation I wrote, so the slope is -9/10
User Trbaphong
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