SOLUTION: What is the slope and y-intercept of the linear equation y = 5x − 4?

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Question 1034826: What is the slope and y-intercept of the linear equation y = 5x − 4?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since it is already in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, we can read both directly from what you showed...thus, for
y = 5x - 4
the slope m = 5 and the y-intercept is -4.