SOLUTION: WRITE AN EQUATION FOR EACH LINE with a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of 4 through (0,-4) and with a slope of 1.5 please help!!

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Question 100456: WRITE AN EQUATION FOR EACH LINE
with a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of 4
through (0,-4) and with a slope of 1.5
please help!!
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=2x+4 has a slope of 2 & a y intercept of 4. (red line)
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-4=1.5*0+b
b=-4-1.5
b=-5.5
y=1.5x-5.5 is the equation of a line through (0,-4) & has a slope of 1.5 (green line).
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+2x+%2B4%2C+y+=+1.5x+-5.5%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = 2x +4 and y = 1.5x -5.5).