document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6068>Question 6068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the question.  I am a little lost here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope and y-intercept from the equation y= -0.25x + 0.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=guapa><B>guapa(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=guapa><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation is written in the slope-intercept form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where mx is the slope and b is the y-intercept. The slope of a line is a ratio. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " According to the formula mentioned above -0.25x or -1/4x is the slope and 0.4 is the y-intercept. We express is as (0,0.4)<BR>\n" );
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