How do you find the slope and intercept of #4(3x+9) - 3(5y+7)=11#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-19T11:20:11

the slope is #4/5# and the intercept is #4/15#

First let's multiply and get the form #y=mx+n# where #m# is the slope and #n# is the intercept:

#12x+36-15y-21=11#

#15y=12x+36-21-11#

#15y=12x+4#

#y=cancel12^4/cancel15^5x+4/15#

#y=4/5x+4/15#

Then the slope is #4/5# and the intercept is #4/15#