Question

Which of the following has a slope of –3 and a y-intercept of –5?

Answer 1

in slope intercept form (y=mx+b) m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

Answer 2

the problem is already in slope int. form, so just find the m and b variables

Answer 3

Correct
your equation is in the form y=mx+b
m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

Answer 4

Check which one has the criteria that they asked you

Answer 5

m=-3 and b=-5 So, y= -3x + 5

Answer 6

sorry b=5 (positive)

Answer 7

well look at the criteria! they asked you -3 for the slope and -5 as the y-intercept
not 5

Answer 8

look again and see which one has this criteria

Answer 9

Sorry looked at it too quick...

Answer 10

So, yea, it would be y = –3x + 5, right?

Answer 11

not quite, it would be -5 because the y-intercept is -5 not +5

Answer 12

Oh..they don't give me the chice of ' y= -3x + -5' or y= -3x - -5

Answer 13

wouldn't the answer be y =-3x-5? m= -3/-5... -3 is your A (slope) and -5 is you B (y-intercept)

Answer 14

well + -5 is the same as just -5

Answer 15

what are you talking about?
they give you y=-3x-5 which matches the criteria

Answer 16

remember that +-=-
they won't give you the form +- and never expect it lol
you have to know that - times + is -

Answer 17

@EulerM that was worded a little harshly. i think she was having problems because she didnt know that ading a negative was the same as subtracting.

Answer 18

Oh crap. No I know that, I just I've been listening to panic at the disco and texting this entire time so I'm distracted xDD

Answer 19

hehe you shouldn't do two things at the same time lol
I wasn't really harsh hehe anyways glad she understood and that's the goal