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Intercept from averages, steep slope small mean

A line predicts a bakery's daily profit in dollars (yy) from the number of catering orders (xx). The slope is b=4b = 4, and the averages are

xˉ=3,yˉ=20.\bar{x} = 3, \qquad \bar{y} = 20.

Find the intercept.

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