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The equation of a line is 3x + 8y - 16 = 0. What is the slope and y-intercept? slope =? y intercept =? Help confused !
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The equation of a line is 3x + 8y - 16 = 0.

What is the slope and y-intercept?
slope =?
y intercept =?

Help confused !

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3x+8y-16=0
3x+8y=16
8y=16-3x
Y= (16-3x)/8
Y= 2-3/8x

The y intercept is 2 and the slope is -3/8.

Hope this helps!
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