SOLUTION: find the slope and y intercept 3x-y=-x+8 the answet that I got was slope is m=3 y intercept is (0,-8) i hope my answer was right

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Question 257383: find the slope and y intercept
3x-y=-x+8
the answet that I got was
slope is m=3
y intercept is (0,-8)
i hope my answer was right

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have the following equation:
3x-y=-1x%2B8+
Notice the 1 in front of the x. subtract 3x to get
-y+=+-4x+%2B+8
divide by -1 to get
y+=+4x+-+8
Now, we have slope,m, as 4
y-intercept, b, is -8