SOLUTION: the equation is 3x+6y=-6, state the slope and the y-intercepet for the graph of the equation

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Question 268620: the equation is 3x+6y=-6, state the slope and the y-intercepet for the graph of the equation
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the equation is 3x+6y=-6, state the slope and the y-intercepet for the graph of the equation
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Rewrite the given equation so that it is in the "slope-intercept" form:
3x+6y=-6
6y= -3x-6
y = -2x - 1
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slope(m) = -2
y-intercept = -1
or specifically at point (0,-1)