SOLUTION: What would the equation be if the slope is -2 and the y intercept is (0,4)?

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Question 76185: What would the equation be if the slope is -2 and the y intercept is (0,4)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using the slope intercept equation
y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y intercept. In other words, the y-intercept is (0,b).
So we just need to plug in m=-2 and b=4
y=-2x%2B4 This is our equation