Question

helppppp What is the y-intercept in -4x - 6y = 13 ?

Answer 1

y= mx+b

b= y intercept

Answer 2

or you can plug in x = 0 and solve for y

-4x - 6y = 13

-4(0) - 6y = 13

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y = ??

Answer 3

19 ?

Answer 4

-6y = 13

so y = ???

Answer 5

-6y means -6 times y

Answer 6

and you do NOT add 6 to both sides

Answer 7

-78

Answer 8

you don't multiply both sides by -6 either

but you're getting closer

Answer 9

-6 times y

how do you undo the multiplication of -6?

Answer 10

division

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

so y = -13/6

Answer 13

-2.1666666667

Answer 14

you could use that or leave it as a fraction

Answer 15

I put that as a decimal before and it was worng

Answer 16

ok try entering it as a fraction then