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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y=x/3-5
a. 1/3
b. -5
c. 3
d. -3/5

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  • 17-01-2020

Answer:

a. 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

y=x/3-5  (rewrite x - term)

y = (1/3) x + 5

recall that in the slope-intercept form of  a linear equation y = mx + b

m is the slope.

In our case, we can clearly see that slope  m = (1/3)

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