Question

The equation shows the relationship between x and y:

y = -5x + 8

What is the slope of the equation?

-8
-5
3
8

Answer 1

slope = - 5

Explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

y = - 5x + 8 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = - 5