What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = 5x - 22?
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Problem
What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = 5x - 22?
Step-by-step solution
The equation is in slope-intercept form, $y = mx + b$, where $m$ is the slope. In the given equation, $y = 5x - 22$, the coefficient of $x$ is $5$.
Answer
5
Worksheet preview
Four practice prompts on the first page, with answers and short solutions on the second page.
- 1 What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = 5x - 22?
- 2 What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = 2x - 18?
- 3 What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = -3x + 20?
- 4 What is the slope of the line described by the equation y = 5x - 15?