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OpenStudy (routohan75):

Please help me What is the slope of the line? y=2x -7 slope =

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-14 would be the slope @Routohan75

OpenStudy (routohan75):

Thank you

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

2/1. Up 2 over 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What?

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

what @Cylah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't understand your answer

OpenStudy (russianboss1):

up2 to the right 1, 2/1

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

The -7 is the y-intercept. Thats where the first point is placed. 2/1 is the slope of the line

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just multiplied 2 by negative 7 and I got -14

OpenStudy (routohan75):

I AM SO CONFUSED LOL. So it wouldn't be -14 @AndrewIsHere?

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

|dw:1448982621976:dw|thats the line

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

roughly.

OpenStudy (routohan75):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so what would be the correct answer than @AndrewIsHere

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

I am not understanding why you just multiplied m and b on the equation y=mx+b

OpenStudy (routohan75):

so it looks like(0, -7)

OpenStudy (routohan75):

on the graph

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

The slope should be 2/1. You start at y-intercept -7, then move up 2 units on y-axis and over 1 unit to the right on the x-axis

OpenStudy (routohan75):

Ya that is starting to sound familiar from school

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

(0,-7) is y-intercept. 2, technically is slope, or 2/1

OpenStudy (routohan75):

ok

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

ok :) so the equation is in the form y=mx+b, where m is slope and b is y-intercept if that helps

OpenStudy (routohan75):

That does help alot thank you!!!

OpenStudy (routohan75):

I am just the worst at math lol.!!

OpenStudy (andrewishere):

Np :) Thanks for your patience

OpenStudy (routohan75):

ya

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