What is the slope of the line?

In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the slope of the line given by the equation 4x = 7y + 5 ?

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Get the equation in slope-intercept form.
y = mx + b  {slope-intercept form}
m is the slope  {the coefficient (the number in front) of the x}
b is the y-intercept  {the constant term (the number without a variable)}

4x = 7y + 5
4x - 5 = 7y   {subtracted 5 from each side}
y = (4/7)x - (5/7)   {divided each side by 7}

slope = 4/7   {the coefficient of x}

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