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Mr Goldstein is driving from Houston. The equation y = -45x + 270 represents the numbers of miles that he still has to travel after driving for x hours. Find and intercept the slope and y-intercept of the line that represents this situation.

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Answer:900

Explanation:

User Amar Kamthe
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Explanation:

The y-intercept formula is y=mx+b

(m) is the slope

(b) is the y intercept

So in the given formula -45 would be the slope and 270 is the y intercept.

Hope this helps! If you have any questions on how I got my answer feel free to ask. Stay safe!

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