SOLUTION: Find the intercept -x+3y=15 Please help to solve this Thanks

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Question 68475: Find the intercept
-x+3y=15
Please help to solve this
Thanks
Answer by rmromero(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the intercept
-x+3y=15
I guess you are asked to find the y-intercept.
To do that you must rewrite the equation to slope-intercept form y=mx + b, where m = slope and b = y-intercept.
3y = x + 15

y+=+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+15%2F3

y+=+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+5, m=1/3 and b = 5
Therefore y-intercept = 5