SOLUTION: 5x+4y=12 when graphed, this equation would be a line, if the answer is y=(-5x/4)+3, what is the slope and y-intercept of this line?

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Question 204093: 5x+4y=12
when graphed, this equation would be a line, if the answer is y=(-5x/4)+3, what is the slope and y-intercept of this line?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can answer this by comparing your equation with the "slope-intercept" form of a linear equation:
y = mx+b where m = slope and b = y-intercept.
y+=+%28-5%2F4%29x%2B3
y+=+mx%2Bb
You can readily see that the slope, m+=+%28-5%2F4%29 and the y-intercept, b+=+3
Confirm this with the graph of the equation:
graph%28400%2C400%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C%28-5%2F4%29x%2B3%29