SOLUTION: Hello, for some reason I just don't understand how to "write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept." An Example of a problem on my homework would be- slope:

Question 283149: Hello, for some reason I just don't understand how to "write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept."
An Example of a problem on my homework would be- slope:7 y-intercept:4.
Thank You,
Grace
Answer by duckness73(47) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use the "slope-intercept" form of a linear equation to solve this problem. The format of the slope-intercept form is:
y = mx + b
where m = the slope and b = the y-intercept.
Thus, for your problem where the slope is 7 and the y-intercept is 4, your equation would look like:
y = 7x + 4

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