Question

Given the equation y = 2x - 8, what is the slope and the y-intercept?

1.m = 2 and b = 8
2.m = 2 and b = -8
3.m = 8 and b = 2
4.m = -8 and b = 2

Answer 1

the answer to this is the second choice

Answer 2

The answer is m = 2 and b = -8
because y=mx + b
in the equation above m = 2 because mx=2x
b = -8 because mx+b
plus or minus