Identify the slope and y-intercept of the function y = –8x + 1. A. The slope is 8. The y-intercept is (0, 1). B. The slope is –8. The y-intercept is (0, 1). C.The slope is 1. The y-intercept is (0, 8). D. The slope is 1. The y-intercept is (0, –8).