I am given an interger slope and y-intercept of -49.95-20.00x however I can not find the correct number for the y-intercept can you help me please

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mathmale · Answer

Good morning, Sondra!

I'll take your expression (-49.95-20.00x) and write it as the equation of a straight line in slope-intercept form:

y = -49.95-20.00x                 or                  

y = -20.00x - 49.95

compare this to 

y =     m*   x   + b.

What is the value of b here?

That's your y-intercept.   You could also write the y-intercept as (0,b) (a point).