finding slope

what is the slope of a line parallel to y=-1/3x+5?

y=-1/3x+5

The standard form of a straight line equation is y= mx + b
where m is the slope. A line parallel to another line has the same slope.

Look at your equation and you have the slope (m).

over to you.

When a line is parallel to another line it means that those two lines have the same slope. So the slope of a line parallel to y=-1/3x+5 is -1/3. Hope this helps!