Find the slope and y-intercept of 8x + 4y = –96.

Question

 Find the slope and y-intercept of 8x + 4y = –96.

Answer 1

Before you do anything you can simplify this equation by dividing both sides by 4 to get

2x + y = -14

Now put it into y = mx + b form to get

y = -2x - 14

Then the slope = -2 and the y intercept = -14