SOLUTION: find the slope and y-intercept for each line that has a slope and y-intercept: x+y=5

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Question 367650: find the slope and y-intercept for each line that has a slope and y-intercept: x+y=5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert to slope-intercept form, y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope, b is the intercept.
x%2By=5
y=-x%2B5
Comparing,
m=-1
b=5