SOLUTION: What is the y-intercept of this equation: y = 2x + 5 DO NOT WRITE AS AN ORDERED PAIR

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Question 61481: What is the y-intercept of this equation:
y = 2x + 5
DO NOT WRITE AS AN ORDERED PAIR
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, DJ_Sammie:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
USING THE EQUATION FOR A LINE OF Y=mX+b WHERE b=THE Y INTERCEPT THEN b=5 IN THIS EQUATION OF Y=2X+5

Answer by DJ_Sammie(24) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
b=y-int
so the answer is 5