SOLUTION: My homework says "Write each equation in standard form using integers". I don't know how to do that! Please help me. One of the problems are y=-.5x-.5 Please help me!

Question 23212: My homework says "Write each equation in standard form using integers". I don't know how to do that! Please help me. One of the problems are y=-.5x-.5 Please help me!
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First let's change the decimals to fractions:

Multiply both sides by the LCD, which is 2 to clear the fractions:

The tradition in standard form is to keep the x coefficient positive, so let's keep the x on the right side and move the 2y to the right by subtracting 2y from each side:

Now, add +1 to each side:
or

R^2 at SCC

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