How do you find the slope and y-intercept for the line y = 126 - 5x?

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Alan P.
Oct 2, 2015

Slope: (-5)
y-intercept: 126

Explanation:

The general slope intercept form is
color(white)("XXX")y = mx +b
with slope =m and y-intercept =b

Rearranging the given equation into this form"
color(white)("XXX")y = (-5)x+126

which tells us that the slope is (-5) and the y-intercept is 126

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