Question

The slope of the line $5x+6y+3=0$ is

• A. $\frac{5}{6}$
• B. $\frac{6}{5}$
• C. $-\frac{6}{5}$
• D. $-\frac{5}{6}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $-\frac{5}{6}$

$5x+6y+3=0$
It can also be written as,
$y=\frac{-5}{6}x-\frac{1}{2}$
Comparing it with y = mx+c, we get
$m=\frac{-5}{6}$