College Algebra CLEP Prep Practice Exam

The y-intercept of a line is the point at which the line crosses the y-axis. In order to find the y-intercept, we can set x = 0 and plug it into the equation y = -2x + 5. This gives us y = 5, meaning that the line intersects the y-axis at the point (0,5).

Option A 0 is incorrect because the line does not pass through the origin (0,0).

Option B: -2 is incorrect because it is the slope of the line, not the y-intercept.

Option C: -5 is incorrect because it is the coefficient of x, not the y-intercept.

Option D: 5 is correct because it represents the y-intercept of the line, as explained above.