SOLUTION: can someone please help me graph this problem please. Find the slope and y-intercept of the line 9x - 3y = 54

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Question 179484: can someone please help me graph this problem please.
Find the slope and y-intercept of the line 9x - 3y = 54
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x-3y=54 Start with the given equation.


-3y=54-9x Subtract 9x from both sides.


-3y=-9x%2B54 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-9x%2B54%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-9%29%2F%28-3%29%29x%2B%2854%29%2F%28-3%29 Break up the fraction.


y=3x-18 Reduce.


So the equation y=3x-18 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=3 and the y-intercept is b=-18 note: the y-intercept is the point