Find the Slope y=-1/5x-4

$y = - \frac{1}{5} x - 4$

Step 1

Rewrite in slope-intercept form.

The slope-intercept form is $y = m x + b$ , where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept.

$y = m x + b$

Simplify the right side.

Combine $x$ and $\frac{1}{5}$ .

$y = - \frac{x}{5} - 4$

Write in $y = m x + b$ form.

Reorder terms.

$y = - (\frac{1}{5} x) - 4$

Remove parentheses.

$y = - \frac{1}{5} x - 4$

Step 2

Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is $- \frac{1}{5}$ .

$m = - \frac{1}{5}$

Step 3