SOLUTION: Here is the question. I am a little lost here. Find the slope and y-intercept from the equation y= -0.25x + 0.4 Coy

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Question 6068: Here is the question. I am a little lost here.
Find the slope and y-intercept from the equation y= -0.25x + 0.4
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Answer by guapa(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is written in the slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where mx is the slope and b is the y-intercept. The slope of a line is a ratio.
y=-0.25x%2B0.4
According to the formula mentioned above -0.25x or -1/4x is the slope and 0.4 is the y-intercept. We express is as (0,0.4)
Hope it helps