SOLUTION: how do you find the y intersept and slope of this equation --> y = two thirds x minus three ??

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Question 548780: how do you find the y intersept and slope of this equation --> y = two thirds x minus three ??
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Notice how %282%2F3%29x-3 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, -3) (since b = -3)