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The value of the y-intercept for the graph of 4x - 5y=40 is?

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We need to get our equation to this form:
y = mx + b
that is the line equation with m slope and b y-axis intercept. So lets modify our equation:
4x - 5y = 40
5y = 4x - 40
y = (4/5)x - 8
therefore the y-intercept is -8
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