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Solve for m in y = mx+bWhat is my variable?

User Denis Howe
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Your varibles are x and y

m is a slope and b is an intercept

y = mx + b

y - b = mx

divide both sides by x

y - b / x = mx/x

m = y - b / x

Your variables are dependent of each other

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