SOLUTION: The water line is given by the equation {{{y=-(2/3)x-12}}} What is the slope and y-intercept and how do you know?

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Question 313472: The water line is given by the equation
y=-%282%2F3%29x-12
What is the slope and y-intercept and how do you know?
Answer by OmniMaestra(21) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is in the form y = mx + b which is called slope intercept form.
In this formula m=slope and b is the y-intercept.
So the slope is -%282%2F3%29 and the y-intercept is -12