SOLUTION: find the slope and the-intercept of the 5x=6y+36

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Question 524972: find the slope and the-intercept of the 5x=6y+36
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rearrange:
5x=6y+36
so that it is in "slope-intercept" form:
y = mx + b
.
5x=6y+36
0=6y-5x+36
-6y=-5x+36
6y=5x-36
y=(5/6)5x-6
From inspection then:
slope is 5/6
y-intercept is at (0,-6)