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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3y=-12x+8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y = -4x + (8/3)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you just divide the sides by 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the slope is -4 @bballin629

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah I think so, not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure that, that's right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope not -4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry, a calculator usually helps with getting a slope so try that if you ever get stuck?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the slope is definitely -4!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it can't be -4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well actually yeah it has to be the more I think about it because y = mx + b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would i put it as -4/1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

m in this case is -4, maybe it depends on the question that you're trying to answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats the same thing as -4...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you explain step by step

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you started out with 3y = -12x + 8 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well in order to get y by itself, you would need to divide it by 3, and when you divide one side by 3, you have to do the same for the other side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so after you're done dividing it would be y = -4x + (8/3)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hope this helps?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is -4 ! the coefficient of "x" is always the slope!

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