SOLUTION: Find the slope and the y-intercept. Then graph the equation. y=-7x-8

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Question 108517: Find the slope and the y-intercept. Then graph the equation. y=-7x-8
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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+y=-7x-8
Your equation happens to be in the slope-intercept form of a line.
y=mx%2Bb
where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.
Comparing the two equations.
m=-7
b=-8