SOLUTION: Which is the best description of the graph of -7x + 2y = 42?

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Question 593844: Which is the best description of the graph of -7x + 2y = 42?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This -7x + 2y = 42 can be rewritten as:
y = 7/2x + 21
Now we can see this straight line has a slope of 7/2 and
intersects the y axis at 21.
Make sense?
RJ
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