The slope of which of the following is PARALLEL to the equation -2x +6y =6? Hint: It would be helpful to get the equation in y=mx +b form or try graphing (1 point) Responses 1/3 -3/2 -1/3 3/2

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To determine the slope of the equation \( -2x + 6y = 6 \), we first need to rewrite it in the slope-intercept form \( y = mx + b \), where \( m \) represents the slope.

Starting with the original equation:

\[ -2x + 6y = 6 \]

First, we isolate \( y \):

  1. Add \( 2x \) to both sides: \[ 6y = 2x + 6 \]

  2. Divide every term by \( 6 \): \[ y = \frac{2}{6}x + \frac{6}{6} \] \[ y = \frac{1}{3}x + 1 \]

Now, we can see that the slope \( m \) of the equation \( y = \frac{1}{3}x + 1 \) is \( \frac{1}{3} \).

For a line to be parallel to another line, it must have the same slope. Therefore, we are looking for a slope that is equal to \( \frac{1}{3} \).

Among the given options, the slope that is parallel to the original equation is:

1/3.