Richard had 180 total minutes to do homework, mow the grass, and walk the dog.
He spent 3(x + 4) minutes mowing the
grass.
He spent (x + 3) minutes working on
homework
He walked the dog for x minutes.
How many minutes did Richard spend
mowing the grass?

3(x+4)= 3x+12
3x+12+x+3+x=5x + 15
5x+15=180
5x=180-15
5x=165
x=165/5
x= 33min

mowing the grass = 3(x+4)
= 3(33+4)
=99+12
=111 min mowing grass

Where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept of the line, or the y-coordinate of the point at which the line crosses the y-axis. to write an equation in slope-intercept form, given a graph of that equation, pick two points on the line and use them to find the slope. this is the value of m in the equation.