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Bryan was given the equation y = -5x + 3. He says the rate of change is 3 and the initial value is -5. Is Bryan correct?

Bryan was given the equation y = -5x + 3. He says the rate of change is 3 and the initial value is -5. Is Bryan correct?
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Bryan was given the equation y = -5x + 3. He says the rate of change is 3 and the initial value is -5. Is Bryan correct?

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No, he is not correct. The initial value is 3, and the rate of change, or in graphing, the slope, is -5.

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