SOLUTION: determine the slope and y-intercept of y=-2x+6

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Question 144735: determine the slope and y-intercept of
y=-2x+6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how y=-2x%2B6 is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

So this shows us that the slope is m=-2 and the y-intercept is b=6