What is the slope of the line represented by the equation $y = (1/2)x -3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-07T14:47:09

This equation is written in slope-intercept form: $mx+b$ , where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept.

For the equation $y=1/2x-3$ , the slope, $m$ is $1/2$ and the y-intercept, $b$ is $-3$ .

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation y = (1/2)x -3y = (1/2)x -3?