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What is the slope of the equation y= 5/4 times -7/4

User Siegmeyer
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Answer:

5/4.

The x is a variable, not a multiplication sign.

The equation is

y=mx+b

the slope is the m.

User Jacek Rojek
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Answer:

5/4

Explanation:

If the equation is


y = (5)/(4)x - (7)/(4)

then the slope is the number multiplying x, so

slope = 5/4.

User Shane Bell
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