How do you find the slope and y-intercept for the line #11x + 8y = 40#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-20T06:30:21

#m=-11/8#
#y=5#

Given -

#11x+8y=40#

If the equation of a straight line is in the form

#ax+by=c#

Then, its slope is given by

#m=-a/b=-11/8#

y-intercept is

#y=c/b=40/8=5#