Give the slope and the y intercept of the line − 3 x − 8 y = − 7 . Slope = ? y intercept = ?

Answer 1

-3x -8y = -7

solve the equation for y

add 3x to both sides and divide by -8

-8y = 3x -7

y = (-3/8)x + 7/8 is the equation in slope intercept form with m=slope = -3/8 and y intercept = 7/8

when the equation is solved for y, the slope is the coefficient of the x term and the constant term is the y intercept