Question

How would you work this problem? I don't understand it.

Find the slope of the line whose equation is 5y=x-3
A. -3
B. -3/5
C. 1/5
D. 5

Answer 1

divide both sides by 5 to isolate y

Answer 2

what do you get when you do so?

Answer 3

Okay I divided both sides by 5 and I got y=x-0.6

Answer 4

\[\Large 5y=x-3 \]

\[\Large y=\frac{x-3}{5} \]

\[\Large y=\frac{x}{5}-\frac{3}{5} \]

\[\Large y=\frac{1}{5}x-\frac{3}{5} \]


So we can see the slope is 1/5

Answer 5

you forgot to account for the x/5 portion

Answer 6

Oh okay I think I understand it now thank you for the help :)