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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the slope of the graph for the equation y=-5x+8 a.0 b.-5 c.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-5

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Slope is the coefficient of x in linear equations like the one above. So -5 is the slope.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

In these slope-intercept equations, the slope is always what operates on x, and the intercept the added or subtracted difference.

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Just an added comment: The slope is the coefficient of x if the equation is in the slope-intercept form: y=mx+b where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.

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