The correct answer is (B).

Getting to the Answer: Parallel lines in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane have the same slope. When expressed in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, the slope is m. Convert the given equation into slope-intercept form. Subtract 8x from both sides of the equation, and then divide by 9:

9y=-8x+3

y=^-8⁄₉x+³⁄₉

Therefore, the slope of any line parallel to 8x + 9y = 3 is -⁸⁄₉.