SOLUTION: need to change 3x-2y=-16 to a slope intercept form

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Question 320855: need to change 3x-2y=-16 to a slope intercept form
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x-2y=-16 Start with the given equation.


-2y=-16-3x Subtract 3x from both sides.


-2y=-3x-16 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-3x-16%29%2F%28-2%29 Divide both sides by -2 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-3%29%2F%28-2%29%29x%2B%28-16%29%2F%28-2%29 Break up the fraction.


y=%283%2F2%29x%2B8 Reduce.


So the equation y=%283%2F2%29x%2B8 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=3%2F2 and the y-intercept is b=8 note: the y-intercept is the point