How do you solve for b in $y = mx + b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-22T12:00:48

Subtract $color(red)(mx)$ from each side of the equation to solve for $b$ :

$y - color(red)(mx) = mx - color(red)(mx) + b$

$y - mx = 0 + b$

$y - mx = b$

$b = y - mx$

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