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What’s the slope of the equation y= -5x +1

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Answer:

slope is -5

Explanation:


y=-5x+1

This equation is in slope-intercept form:


y=mx+b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

In the given equation, the slope is -5 and the y-intercept is 1.

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the slope is -5 and the y intercept is -1
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