SOLUTION: write y=1/2x + 7/4 in standard form i did this : y=1/2x + 7/4 then i subtracted 1/2x from both sides . the i had this : -1/2x + y = 7/4 then i multiplied 2 for everything

Question 257005: write y=1/2x + 7/4 in standard form
i did this :
y=1/2x + 7/4 then i subtracted 1/2x from both sides .
the i had this : -1/2x + y = 7/4
then i multiplied 2 for everything .
and got this :
-x + 2y = 14
is this answer correct?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Exactly.

is also correct, and probably the way I would have written it, but neither way is more correct than the other. Some people are glad to see you, others are happy to see you.

One other thing I would change about your process:

You subtracted

from both sides. I would have added

to both sides. The difference is quite subtle, but I find that if you never subtract, but add the additive inverse instead, and you never divide, rather multiply by the reciprocal, you make lots fewer errors.

John

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