Question

help with slopes

Answer 1

@mathmale

Answer 2

You were given the line y = -3x + 8 (which is in slope-intercept form).
The standard equation in
"slope-intercept form" is y = mx + b (where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept).

Compare the specific equation to the general one. What is the value of the slope, m?

Answer 3

@mathmale so slope = 3?

Answer 4

@Mehek14

Answer 5

Not quite

\[\large y = mx + b\]
Compared to
\[\large y = -3x + 8\]

If the slope is just 3, what happened to that negative sign out in front?