SOLUTION: can you please tell me how to find the slope(m) and the y-intercept of y= -4/3x - 1. .

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Question 952887: can you please tell me how to find the slope(m) and the y-intercept of y= -4/3x - 1. . 4/3 is a fraction.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

linear equation in slope-intercept form is: y=mx%2Bb where m is a slope and b y-intercept

so,compare it to y=-%284%2F3%29x-1 and you see that slope m=-%284%2F3%29 and y-intercept b=-1