SOLUTION: Determine the slope and y-intercept of each linear function. y=-7/2+5/2x

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Question 665144: Determine the slope and y-intercept of each linear function.
y=-7/2+5/2x
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Knowing that the linear equation has the format
y = mx + b
First, rearrange your equation to match the format
y = -7%2F2+%2B+%285%2F2%29x is the same as y = %285%2F2%29x+-+%287%2F2%29
Now, it can be more clearly seen that
m (slope) is 5%2F2
b (y-intercept) is 7%2F2
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graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%285%2F2%29x-%287%2F2%29%29
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