Y = mx + b is the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line,
where m = slope, and b = y-intercept.
In problems 1 and 3, your equations are written in the y= mx + b form, so you can read the slope and y-intercept directly.
1.
m = -5/2
b = -5
3.
m = -1
b = 3
5.
For problem 5, you need to solve for y to put the equation
in y = mx + b form. Then you can read m and b just like we did
for problems 1 and 3.
4x + 16y = 8
16y = -4x + 8
y = -4/16 x - 8/16
y = -1/4 x - 1/2
m = -1/4
b = -1/2
The answer is 8:00 a.m. This is because the answer is simply the LCM of 3, 4, and 5 added to 7:00. The lcm of these numbers is 60, so 1 hr + 7:00 am is 8:00 a.m.
