SOLUTION: how do you rewrite a equation in slope intercept form and then determine the slope and y intercept a problem is 18-y-4x=0

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Question 177208: how do you rewrite a equation in slope intercept form and then determine the slope and y intercept a problem is 18-y-4x=0
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Solve the equation for y:

18-y-4x=0

Add -18 to both sides:

-y+-+4x+=+-18

Add 4x to both sides:

-y+=+4x+-+18

Multiply both sides by -1:

y+=+-4x+%2B+18

The slope is then the coefficient on the x term, namely -4, and the y-intercept is the value of the constant term, namely 18, meaning that the line intercepts the y-axis at the point (0, 18).