How do you find the slope and intercept of $-8x-9y=27$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-27T00:05:16

x-intercept = -27/8, y-intercept = -3, slope = 8/9

x-intercept at y = 0, so x = -27/8
y-intercept at x = 0, so y = -3
Slope = rise/run = -3/(27/-8) = 8/9

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