SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line. 4x=5y+15

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Question 160015: Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.
4x=5y+15
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Solve for y.
(4x-15)/5=y
(4/5)x-3=y

The slope of a line is m in y=mx+b. b is the y-intercept [b].
Thus, we get m=4/5, y-intercept=b=-3.