I need to know how to find the steepest slope

Question

A. y= 1/2x-5

B. y= -2/5x+3

C. y= 4x-2

D. y= -6x+1

Answer 1

Compare the slopes of the 4 equations, which is the number in the term with "x".  The slope with highest absolute value is the steepest.  Positive slope means the function is ascending left to right, negative slope means it is descending left to right.  If you only care that it is the steepest, regardless of whether it is ascending or descending, then the answer is (D).