Find the Slope of the Line Determined by the Given $= \frac { 5 } { 3 }$

question 27

Multiple Choice

Find the slope of the line determined by the given equation and then sketch the line.
-3x + 5y = 16

• A) slope \(= \frac { 5 } { 3 }\)
• B) slope \(= - \frac { 3 } { 5 }\)
• C) slope \(= \frac { 3 } { 5 }\)
• D) slope \(= - \frac { 5 } { 3 }\)

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Definitions:

Post Fertilization

The stage in the reproductive process that occurs after the fusion of gametes, involving embryo development and seed formation in plants.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms after fertilization and before becoming a fetus, characterized by rapid cell division and differentiation.

Gamete

Mature, haploid reproductive cell; e.g., a sperm.

Ovary

In flowering plants, the enlarged base of a carpel, inside which one or more ovules form and eggs are fertilized. In animals, the egg-producing gonad.