Question

What is the slope of the line?

y= -5x-9

slope= ?

Answer 1

Well your formula is y=mxb right?

Answer 2

No...

Answer 3

Wait a sec.

Answer 4

mk

Answer 5

Alright your slope is -5 The key to this is... It's the number before the x

Answer 6

y = mx + b

M = slope

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y = mx+b
y = -5x-9

when comparing the general line equation and your specific equation, we can see that "y" are the same in both, "x" are the same in both, however m=-5 and b = -9. Since 'M" is the slope, your slope in this equation will be -5.

Answer 7

so should I do 5x- 9 I'm still confused?

Answer 8

Okay Here, This might help you y=mx+b
Take this equation for an example.
y=y
m= -5 (SLOPE)
b= y INTERCEPT
So if you were to graph this it would be...
I hope i drew this well enough!

Answer 9

Yes it took twenty minutes XD

Answer 10

so the slopes -5x

Answer 11

No. The Slope Is Just The NUMBER before x Like...

y=-2x+6

Your Slope (The letter M in the Equation Y=MX+B) Would Be...?

Answer 12

-5

Answer 13

:D?

Answer 14

Thanks for helping me

Answer 15

No... This Equasion I've given you is y=-2x+6
in EVERY one like this it will always be the Number Before the letter x in that equation... Right? So If I were to have one that looked like the one above my slope (letter M) would be the number and the sign after the =