Question

2x + 3y = 6

The equation x + 2y = 16 is in standard form.
What is the slope of the line?
3y = -2x + 6
X-2
6
3
-1
y y=-3x +
y= - +
O
-0.5
+2
O
0.5

Answer 1

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Answer:

(c) -0.5

Explanation:

Starting from standard form ...

ax +by = c

and solving for y, we get the slope-intercept form ...

y = (-a/b)x +c/b

The coefficient of x is the slope: -a/b.

For your equation x+2y=16, the slope is -1/2 = -0.5.