SOLUTION: 12. The equation y = 10x – 70 describes the amount of money a class of students might earn from candy bar sales. What are the slope and y-intercept of this line?

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Question 27056: 12.
The equation y = 10x – 70 describes the amount of money a class of students might earn from candy bar sales. What are the slope and y-intercept of this line?






Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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SEE THE FOLLOWING AND DO
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Find the slope and y-intercept.
10x – 7y = 7
PUT IT IN STANDARD FORM OF
Y=MX+C..WHERE..M=SLOPE AND C=Y INTERCEPT
SO WE GET
7Y=10X-7
Y=10X/7 - 1
SLOPE =10/7
Y INTERCEPT = - 1