SOLUTION: What is the slope and y-intercept of the line represented by the equation y = (3/8)x - 5? slope = 3/8, y-intercept = 5 slope = 5, y-intercept = 3/8 slope = 3/8,

Question 148345: What is the slope and y-intercept of the line represented by the equation
y = (3/8)x - 5?
slope = 3/8, y-intercept = 5
slope = 5, y-intercept = 3/8
slope = 3/8, y-intercept = -5
slope = -5, y-intercept = 3/8

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find the slope, compare the given equation with the slope-intercept form of a linear equation:

You can immediately see that the slope,
The y-intercept is the value of the y-coordinate of the line at the point it crosses the x-axis. At this point, the x-coordinate is zero, so to find the y-intercept, just set x = 0 in the given equation and solve for y.
Substitute x = 0.

This is the y-intercept.
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