SOLUTION: The slope of the line is 2/5 and the y-intercept is (0, 4). What is the slope-intercept equation of the line?

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Question 393804: The slope of the line is 2/5 and the y-intercept is (0, 4). What is the slope-intercept equation of the line?
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Hi

the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is: y = mx + b  

where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 

 slope of the line is 2/5 and the y-intercept is (0, 4)

y = (2/5)x + 4

Note: as y increases/decreases by 2, x increases/decreases by 5