SOLUTION: can you please help me find the slope and y-intercept of: (((y=3x-5)))

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Question 153007This question is from textbook Algebra structure and method book 1
: can you please help me find the slope and y-intercept of: (((y=3x-5))) This question is from textbook Algebra structure and method book 1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how y=3x-5 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=3 and the y-intercept is b=-5 which is the point (0,-5)