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Find the slope and the y intercept of the line 5x +9y = 38

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put it in slope intercept format (y=mx+b)
9y= -5x+38
isolate y by dividing everything by 9
y= -5/9x+38/9
slope is the number before x (-5/9)
y-int is b (38/9)
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