SOLUTION: what is the y- intersept of the line whose equation is y=-1/8x+11/6

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Question 528123: what is the y- intersept of the line whose equation is y=-1/8x+11/6

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the y- intercept of the line whose equation is y=-1/8x+11/6
Because,
y=-1/8x+11/6
is already in "slope-intercept" form of:
y = mx + b
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept at (0, b)
.
From inspection then, the
y-intercept is at (0, 11/6)