What is the slope of a line parallel to the line whose equation is 5x + 3y = 15?

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anonymous · Answer

Lines which are parallel have equal slopes.  So find the slope of this line  and the slope of the parallel line will be the same

anonymous · Answer

Find the slope of5x + 3y = 15  by putting it in slope -intercept form  y = mx + b

Do this by solving for y

First subtract 5x from both sides

  3y = -5x + 15

Then divide both sides by 3

y = -5x/3   + 5


so from this 
we see that the slope of the line is -5/3

so slope of the parallel line is also -5/3