SOLUTION: Find the slope and intercept of the line 3x – 2y = -8.

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Question 208239: Find the slope and intercept of the line 3x – 2y = -8.

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Find the slope and intercept of the line 3x – 2y = -8.
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Put the equation into slope-intercept form, y = mx + b. That means solve for y.
3x – 2y = -8
2y = 3x + 8
y = (3/2)x + 4
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Slope, m, = 3/2
y-intercept, b, = 4