How do you find the slope and y intercept for $-5x +3y =-9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T11:48:34

If the equation is expressed in slope-intercept form:
$y=mx+b$
the slope is $m$ and the y-intercept is $b$

$-5x+3y = -9$

$rarr 3y = 5x-9$

$rarr y = 5/3x -3$

The slope is $(5/3)$ and the y-intercept is $(-3)$

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