SOLUTION: Change the equation to a slope-intercept form: 8x-11y=5

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Question 82843: Change the equation to a slope-intercept form:
8x-11y=5
Found 2 solutions by tutorcecilia, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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8x-11y=5 [solve for the y-term]
8x-8x-11y=-8x+5
-11y=-8x+5
-11y/-11=-8x/-11+5/-11
y=(8/11)x-5/11

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Change the equation to a slope-intercept form: 
8x-11y=5


Just solve the equation for y and end up with the form:

          y = mx + b

   8x - 11y = 5 

       -11y = -8x + 5

divide through every term by -11

    %28%28-11%29%2F%28-11%29%29y = %28%28-8%29%2F%28-11%29%29x + 5%2F%28-11%29

          y = 8%2F11x - 5%2F11

Now compare that to

          y = mx + b

and you see that the slope m = 8%2F11

and the y-intercept is the point (0,b) or, (0,-5%2F11)

Edwin