SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept 5-1/4y=9x

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Question 87825: Find the slope and y-intercept
5-1/4y=9x
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5-1/4y=9x [re-write in the slope-intercept format (y=mx+b)]
5-5-1/4y=9x-5 [isolate the y-term]
-1/4y=9x-5
(-4/1)(-1/4)y= (9)(-4/1)x -5(-4/1)
y=-36x+20
Slope = m = -36
y-intercept = b = 20