Clara is leaving for the university restaurant with 3000 HUF in her pocket. Clara is only interested in two things; grilled chicken (x) and salad (y). One slice of grilled chicken costs 300 HUF and the price of 100 grams of salad is 500 HUF. What is the slope of Clara's budget line assuming that she spends her entire budget on these two items and she measures her consumption of grilled chicken on the horizontal axis and salad on the vertical one? (Please use two decimals in your answer.)

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Clara is leaving for the university restaurant with 3000 HUF in her pocket. Clara is only interested in two things; grilled chicken (x) and salad (y). One slice of grilled chicken costs 300 HUF and the price of 100 grams of salad is 500 HUF.
What is the slope of Clara's budget line assuming that she spends her entire budget on these two items and she measures her consumption of grilled chicken on the horizontal axis and salad on the vertical one? (Please use two decimals in your answer.)

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