SOLUTION: The equation y = 5x � 60 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

Question 126024: The equation y = 5x � 60 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
Found 2 solutions by marcsam823, checkley71:
Answer by marcsam823(57) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When a linear equation is in the form y = mx + b (which this one is) there are just a few things to remember:
m = the slope of the line
b = the y-intercept of the line (where the line crosses the y-axis)
x,y = the coordinates of any given point on that line
Using these guidelines:
In the equation y = 5x - 60:
m = 5 = slope
b = -60 = y-interecept
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y=mX+b WHERE m=SLOPE & b=Y INTERCEPT.
Y=5X-60 HERE YOU HAVE THE SLOPE (m=5) & THE Y INTERCEPT (b=-60).
(graph 300x300 pixels, x from -2 to 15, y from -60 to 10, y = 5x -60).
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