What’s the x and y intercepts of this table?

Question

X Y

5 4

6 3

7 2

Answer 1

y = mx + b

m = (4-3)/(5-6) = 1/-1 = -1 This is the slope

y = -1x + b

4 = (-1)5 + b

4 = -5 + b

9 = b this is the y intercept

y = -x + 9

Let x = 0, y intercept equals 9

Let y = 0, x intercept equals 9