SOLUTION: I was wondering how to solve for the y intercept... 3x+8y= 7/5. I have no idea how to do this its a formula used something like ysquare+ y squared i dont know. Please explain the

Question 669828: I was wondering how to solve for the y intercept...
3x+8y= 7/5. I have no idea how to do this its a formula used something like ysquare+ y squared i dont know. Please explain the formula used and the steps to complete the problem sucessfully. thank you so much.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Isolate y, the idea is to bring the format into y = mx + b likeness, where b is y intercept.
...
3x + 8y =
...
Isolate y
8y = -3x +
...
Divide both sides by 8
y = x +
...
Dividing is the same a multiplying the inverse, so
y = x +
...
therefore,
y = x +
...
where is the y intercept
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