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What is the slope of y = 5x – 1?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

The equation of a line is y=mx+b. b is the y-intercept when the line is graphed. The y-intercept is when the line intersects the y-axis. m is the slope of the line. In the given equation, m is equal 5, thus the slope is 5.

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