SOLUTION: Write the slope-intercept equation for the line with slope 3/4 and y-intercept (0, -5) and graph the line.

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Question 528014: Write the slope-intercept equation for the line with slope 3/4 and y-intercept (0, -5) and graph the line.
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Slope = m = 3/4
y-intecept = b = -5
Standard equation of the straight line (slope-intecept)
y=mx+b
Put the value of m and b in above equation
y=3/4(x)+(-5)
y=(3/4)x-5 (required equation in slope-intercept form)
simplify
Multiply by 4 both sides
4y=3x-20


Graph
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