SOLUTION: y= -2/3x-12 What is the slope and y-intercept of the line and how do you know?

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Question 507555: y= -2/3x-12
What is the slope and y-intercept of the line and how do you know?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how y=-%282%2F3%29x-12 is in slope-intercept form y=mx%2Bb where m is the slope and (0, b) is the y-intercept.

So this shows us that the slope is m=-2%2F3 and the y-intercept is (0, -12) (since b = -12)

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