SOLUTION: What is the slope and y-intercept of 3x-4y=12 and how do you find it?

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Question 895207: What is the slope and y-intercept of 3x-4y=12 and how do you find it?
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What is the slope and y-intercept of 3x-4y=12 and how do you find it?
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Strategy is to rearrange given equation into the "slope-intercept" form:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
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3x-4y=12
-4y = -3x+12
y = (3/4)x - 3
so, from inspection:
slope is 3/4
y-intercept is at -3