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Question 682787: Please help me find an answer to the following question:
Identify the slope and y-intercept of 'y-16=-4x'.

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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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First get it into the form +y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b+
where +m+ = slope and +b+ = y-intercept
given:
+y+-+16+=+-4x+
Add +16+ to both sides
+y+=+-4x+%2B+16+
This is now in the slope-intercept form
The slope is +m+=+-4+
The y-intercept is +b+=+16+