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3x + y = 7 First, turn the equation into the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the graph that that equation represents (solve for y).

3x + y = 7 subtract 3x to both sides

y = -3x + 7

So you clearly see that the slope is -3.

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