SOLUTION: Hi Tutors: I am suppose to find the slope and the y-intercept for :5x=2/3y-10 Do I start by dividing both sides by 1/5? Please point me in the right direction? Thank you in adv

Question 11288: Hi Tutors:
I am suppose to find the slope and the y-intercept for :5x=2/3y-10 Do I start by dividing both sides by 1/5? Please point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
NO!! You need to solve for y, NOT solve for x.

I would begin by multiplying both sides by the denominator which is 3 to clear the denominator.
Divide out the 3 on the right side:

Add + 30 to each side to solve for y.

Divide both sides by 2:

Now that it is in slope-intercept form, the slope is the coefficient of x, which is and the y-intercept is the constant, which is 15.

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