Question

What is the slope and y-intercept of the line represented by this equation?

5x– 2y = 6

Answer 1

In y = mx + b form, the slope is in the m position and the y intercept is in the b position.
So we need to put this equation in y = mx + b form.

5x - 2y = 6 --- subtract 5x from both sides
-2y = -5x + 6 --- now divide both sides by -2
y = 5/2x - 3

so your slope (m) = 5/2 and your y intercept (b) = -3