SOLUTION: what is the slope and the y-intercept? y= 3/4x + 8

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Question 1049569: what is the slope and the y-intercept?
y= 3/4x + 8
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the slope and the y-intercept?
y= 3/4x + 8
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When x = 0, y = (3/4)*0 + 8 = 8
8 is the y-intercept.
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Slope::
Slope is the amount y changes when x changes by 1.
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When x was 0, y was 8
When x = 1, y = (3/4) + 8
y increased by (3/4)
So, the slope is 3/4
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In general, if y = mx + b
m is the slope ; b is the y-intercept.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+y+=+%283%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+8+
When the equation looks like:
+y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b+
+m+ = slope
+b+ = y-intercept
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In this case:
+m+=+3%2F4+
+b+=+8+
The slope is 3/4
The y-intercept is 8