What is the slope of the following line: y= -3X + 1

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The Slope-Intercept Form of the Equation of a Line looks like:
        y = mx + b
   where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when x=0).
 
With y=-3x + 1  the slope is -3.
 
A slope is sometimes describes as "rise over run."  That is, how much does the line "rise" as x increases ("runs").  This line goes down 3 units for each increase in x, so it resembles an expert snow "run" -- and clearly good enough for an exciting rollercoaster.

If you graph the line, use the easy points for x=0 and x=1 to calculate y values.