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What is the y intercept of y=7-2x

User Zoinks
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Answer:

the slope is m = -2 and the y-intercept is b = 7

Explanation:

Compare this y = 7 - 2x to the slope-intercept form y = mx + b.

Here the slope is m = -2 and the y-intercept is b = 7.

I'd suggest you rewrite y = 7 - 2x as y = -2x + 7 before comparing it to

y = mx + b.

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