SOLUTION: Give the slope and y-intercept for the linear equation {{{3x+4y=12}}}

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Question 547198: Give the slope and y-intercept for the linear equation 3x%2B4y=12
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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This line must be put into slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
3x%2B4y=12
4y=-3x%2B12
y=-3%2F4%2Ax%2B12%2F4
y=-3%2F4%2Ax%2B3
We can see from the form above that our slope (m-value) is -3%2F4 and the y-intercept (b-value) is 3.