SOLUTION: convert the equation of the line -2x+3y=15 to its slope-intercept form (i.e. y=mx+b or solving for y)

Question 72663: convert the equation of the line -2x+3y=15 to its slope-intercept form (i.e. y=mx+b or solving for y)
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convert the equation of the line -2x+3y=15 to its slope-intercept form
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Perform the necessary operations to get y on the left by itself:
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-2x + 3y = 15
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Add 2x to both sides:
-2x + 2x + 3y = +2x + 15
3y = 2x + 15
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Divide both sides by 3:
(3/3)y = (2/3)x + 15/3
1y = (2/3)x + 5
y = (2/3)x + 5
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