SOLUTION: How do you find the y-intercept with a slope and ordered pair?

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Question 753049: How do you find the y-intercept with a slope and ordered pair?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you find the y-intercept, meaning (0,b), with a slope, meaning m, and ordered pair, something like known point (p,r)?

Assume you have slope-intercept form for a line. y=mx+b.
Solve for b, since that is what you are looking for.
b=y-mx
Substitute your given information.
highlight%28b=r-m%2Ap%29 DONE in general. Supply your actual given values for your specific question.