Chapter 8.4, Problem 3E

To determine

Find the slope of the line.

Answer to Problem 3E

  $\boxed{slope=m=-\frac{3}{8}}$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $y=-\frac{3}{8}x+5$

Formula used: -

Slope form of line: $y=mx+c$

Where $m$ is the slope of line, and $c$ is the $y$ -intercept when $x=0$

Now comparing the equation $y=-\frac{3}{8}x+5$ with $y=mx+c$ , we will find out slope of the line.

As we can see $-\frac{3}{8}$ is in the place of $m$ in equation $y=-\frac{3}{8}x+5$ , when comparing with

  $y=mx+c$

Therefore,

  $\boxed{slope=m=-\frac{3}{8}}$