Algebra Examples

$y = - \frac{2}{3} - 5 x$

Step 1

Rewrite in slope-intercept form.

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Step 1.1

The slope-intercept form is $y = m x + b$ , where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept.

$y = m x + b$

Step 1.2

Reorder $- \frac{2}{3}$ and $- 5 x$ .

$y = - 5 x - \frac{2}{3}$

Step 2

Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is $- 5$ .

$m = - 5$

Step 3