SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept. y=7x-9

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Question 134082: Find the slope and the y-intercept.
y=7x-9
Answer by mathispowerful(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope y intercept format of a equation
is y=mx+b
in this format, m is slope, b is y-intercept.
Your equation is y = 7x - 9,
compare to y=mx+b, you can see
m=7, b=-9
So slope is m=7
y intercept is -9