The slope is the coefficient of x when the coefficient of y is 1.
The slope is -0.5
The y-intercept is where x=0
y = 17 - 0.5 (0)
y = 17
The y-intercept is 17.
Answer:
The answer can be calculated by doing the following steps;
Step-by-step explanation:
The general form of slope-intercept form is y=mx+b
m stands for the slope
b stands for the y intercept
They are giving you m so you can replace m with -4/5 ⇒ y=-4/5x+b
Now you just need to find b. They also give you the point (0,-3). This means that when x is 0, y is equal to -3.
Lets go back to y=-4/5x+b and replace x with 0 and y with -3.
⇒ -3=(-4/5)(0) + b
⇒ -3= 0+b
⇒ -3=b
⇒ b=-3
Now that you have m and b, you can find your final answer in the form y=mx+b
⇒ y=-4/5x + (-3)
⇒ y= -4/5x - 3
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