Which is a correct strategy to find the y-intercept of the equation -7.9x + 14.3y = 892.463? What is the y-intercept

Quick translate "x is 12 units from 20" into an equation. what are the values of x being described? if you can answer any of my other questions that'd be great too

Sara needs to take a taxi to get to the movies the taxi charges $4.00 for the first mile and then $2.75 for each mile after that if the total charge is $20.50 then how far was sara’s taxi ride to the movie

Which is a true statement comparing the graphs of x^2/6^2-y^2/8^2 = 1 and x^2/8^2-y^2/6^2 the foci of both graphs are the same points. the lengths of both transverse axes are the same. the directrices of = 1 are horizontal while the directrices of = 1 are vertical. the vertices of = 1 are on the y-axis while the vertices of = 1 are on the x-axis.