Find Slope and y-intercept

Question

y = -2x + 7

Answer 1

equation y=mx+b has the answer.

m refers to slope, so in this case (y = -2x + 7) slope is -2 and b refers to the y-intercept so it would be 7.

Answer 2

The equation of y=mx+b as you have it tells you both of these pieces of information.

m is the slope (m=-2)

b is the y-intercept (7). It is the point where your line crosses the y-axis or when x is zero. So the point is (0,7)

 

 

Answer 3

The slope is -2 and the y-intercept is 7.