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What is the slope and y-intercept for -3y + 21x = 15?
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First, you want to get it looking like y = mx + b, the original formula.
In y = mx + b, m = slope and b = y-intercept.

-3y + 21x = 15
(isolate the y, move the x to the right)
-3y = -21x +15
(isolate the y, divide by -3)
y = 7x - 5

Therefore, the slope is 7 and the y-intercept is -5.
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