SOLUTION: What is the intercepts of -x+y=5

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Question 100291: What is the intercepts of -x+y=5
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In the slope-intercept formula: y=mx+b
y=any y-value
m=the slope
x=any corresponding x-value
b=the y-intercept
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Rewrite the equation in the slope-intercept form by solving for the y-term:
-x+y=5
y=x+5
Therefore, the y=intercept = 5