Question

What is the slope of the line y=-1/3x +4?
F. -3
G. -1/3
H. 1/3
J. 4

Answer 1

As long as the equation is in slope-intercept form, the slope is the letter "m" in the
equation y = mx + b. The "b" is the y-intercept and the m is slope. In your equation, the -1/3 is in the "m" position. See that? From this equation, you could graph the line.

Answer 2

So it's my slope it's 3?

Answer 3

No, the slope is -1/3. That is the coefficient for the x which indicates the slope of the linear equation. What, then, is the slope of the line y = 4x + 3?

Answer 4

\[y=mx+b\]
\[m=slope\]

So what is paired with x? It's -1/3