SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept of the line in the given equation. y=-8/11x-5

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Question 627981: Find the slope and y-intercept of the line in the given equation.
y=-8/11x-5

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is in the form y = mx+b, where m is the slope and (0,b) is the y-intercept.

So we can see that and

Therefore, the slope is and the y-intercept is (0,-5)

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