document.write( "Question 89110: The equation y = 10x – 100 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?
\n" ); document.write( "I thought it would be on the graph plotted as (-10,0)then (1,10) the slope is 10/1 but I am not sure. This shows 10x as earning 10 off of each 100 sold, thus meaning 10/1 slope. Is this right? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #64774 by tutor_paul(519) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You are reading too much into this problem... when the equation of a line is written in slope/intercept form, you can read the slope and y-intercept right from the equation. you don't need to graph anything. The slope/intercept form for the equation of a line is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$
\n" ); document.write( "where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept.
\n" ); document.write( "In your problem, you are already given the equation of a line in this form, so you can easily get the slope and y-intercept:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=10x-100\"$
\n" ); document.write( "m=slope=10
\n" ); document.write( "b=y-intercept=-100
\n" ); document.write( "Good Luck,
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