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The equation of a line is x + 3y = 14. What is the y-intercept of the line?

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To find the y-intercept of a line you need to first put it into the equation y=mx+b

x+3y=14 (minus x from each side)

3y=-x+14 (divide both sides by 3)

y=-1/3x+14/3

Your y-intercept is the b in the formula above, so your y-intercept would be 14/3

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