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What is the slope of the graph of 12x + 3y = –17? A.-4 B.negative one-fourth C.one-fourth D.4

What is the slope of the graph of 12x + 3y = –17? A.-4 B.negative one-fourth C.one-fourth D.4
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What is the slope of the graph of 12x + 3y = –17?

A.-4


B.negative one-fourth


C.one-fourth


D.4

User Curly
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To get the slope you need to solve for y:
12x+3y=-17
Subtract 12x from both sides:
3y=-12x-17
Divide everything by 3:
y=-4x-17/3
The slope is -4.
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