document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217806>Question 217806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope and y-intercept of the equation y=-2/3x-12?why? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m=slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y int<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2/3 means it slopes down to the right </SPAN>\n" );
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