SOLUTION: State the slope and the y-intercept for the graph of y + 3x = -7

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Question 371479: State the slope and the y-intercept for the graph of y + 3x = -7
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State the slope and the y-intercept for the graph of y + 3x = -7.
Sol'n:
from the slope-intercept form:
y = mx + b, where m - slope, b - y-intercept
so, y + 3x = -7
y = -3x - 7
and finally, m = -3 & b = -7 --- answer