How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form from a Word Problem?

How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form from a Word Problem?

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Word problems are a great way to see math in the real world! In this tutorial, you'll see how write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the information given in the word problem. To see how it's done, check out this tutorial!

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Background Tutorials

  • X- and Y-Intercepts

      • What's the Y-Intercept?What's the Y-Intercept?

      What's the Y-Intercept?

      When you have a linear equation, the y-intercept is the point where the graph of the line crosses the y-axis. In this tutorial, learn about the y-intercept. Check it out!

  • Finding Slopes

  • Working with Slope-Intercept Form

      • What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?

      What's Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation?

      When you're learning about linear equations, you're bound to run into the point-slope form of a line. This form is quite useful in creating an equation of a line if you're given the slope and a point on the line. Watch this tutorial, and learn about the point-slope form of a line!

  • Ordered Pairs and The Coordinate Plane

      • What is the X-Coordinate?What is the X-Coordinate?

      What is the X-Coordinate?

      Ordered pairs are a crucial part of graphing, but you need to know how to identify the coordinates in an ordered pair if you're going to plot it on a coordinate plane. In this tutorial, you'll see how to identify the x-coordinate in an ordered pair!

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