Convert to slope-intercept form

How do you convert y - 3 = -2(x + 4) to slope intercept form?

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Slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the line, and b is the y-intercept.

To convert to slope-intercept form, just take out the parentheses and solve the equation for y.
y - 3 = -2(x + 4)
y - 3 = -2x - 8 {used distributive property}
y = -2x - 5 {added 3 to each side}

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