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The slope of the line whose equation is 5x - 3y = 4 is

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Answer:

The slope is 5/3

Explanation:

5x - 3y = 4

Solve for y

Subtract 5x from each side

5x-5x - 3y =-5x+ 4

-3y = -5x+4

Divide each side by -3

-3y/-3 = -5x/-3 +4/-3

y = 5/3x -4/3

This is in the form

y =mx+b

The slope is m and the y intercept is b

The slope is 5/3

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