What is the slope of the line 8x + 6y = 12?
8x + 6y = 12 the idea is to get y by itself
Subtract 8x from both sides
6y = -8x + 12 divide throgh by 2
3y = -4x + 6 divide through by 3
y = (-4/3)x + 2
In this form, y = mx + b, the slope, m, is the (-4/3) in front of "x"