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Identify the slope and y-intercept of y-16=-4x.

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The equation of a line:

y=mx+b
m - the slope, b - the y-intercept


y-16=-4x \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |+16 \\ y=-4x+16 \\ \Downarrow \\ m=-4 \\ b=16

The slope is -4 and the y-intercept is 16.
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