Given the linear equation 3x+y=5 find the slope of this graph. A.-3 B. -5 C. 3 D. 5

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Given the linear equation 3x+y=5 find the slope of this graph.

A.-3
B. -5
C. 3
D. 5

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the slope of the graph is -3

Eelco answered Mar 17, 2017

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isolate y by subtracting the x value from both sides.
y=-3x+5. The number in from of the x is the slope.
m=-3
A

Chunbin Li answered Mar 21, 2017

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