If y=12x-7 were changed to y=12x+1, how would the graph of the new function compare to the original?

When we have the equation of a line y=mx+b, the "b" value tells you how high or low the line is. your b value when from -7 to 1. with the -7, each point on the line would have been lowered 7 units from its original position. changing the -7 to a 1 will raise the line y=12x+1 8 units, because 1-(-7) = 1+7 = 8.