document.write( "Question 161944: Find the slope and y-intercept of -9x + 6y = 54\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-9x + 6y = 54
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\n" ); document.write( "6y = 9x + 54\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6y/6 (6y over 6) = 9x/6 (9x over 6) + 54/6 (54 over 6)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = 9/6 (9 over 6) + 9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplified : y = 3/2x (3 over 2) + 9 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer I came up with is 9 is the slope, and the y-intercept is 3/2 (3 over 2). \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #119334 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You work is perfect, but your conclusion is backwards. The slope is $\"m=3%2F2\"$ and the y-intercept is (0,9)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remember, for any slope-intercept equation $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$ the slope is \"m\" and the y-intercept is (0,b) \n" ); document.write( "

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