SOLUTION: How would you graph this equatin and identify the y-intercept? x + 4y = 12

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Question 448989: How would you graph this equatin and identify the y-intercept?
x + 4y = 12
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+x+%2B+4y+=+12+
+4y+=+-x+%2B+12+
+y+=+%28-1%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+3+
This is in the form +y+=+mx+%2B+b+,
where b is the y-intercept
+b+=+3+
Here is the graph:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-6%2C+14%2C+-4%2C+10%2C+%28-1%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+3%29+