document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211579>Question 211579</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073052816/algebrahomeworkh>beginning and intermediate</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and y-intercept, and use them to sketch a graph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11/3y+5/3x=-8 is the question. I would really appreciate your help with this, the fractions are throughing me off with this problem. Thank you for your help.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don't like the fractions? Simply get rid of them. How do you do this? First take note that the LCD is 3. If you multiply EVERY term by the LCD, it will clear out the fractions. Note: this only works if you are dealing with equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2F3%29y%2B%285%2F3%29x=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2F3%29y%2B%285%2F3%29x=-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%283%29%28%2811%2Fcross%283%29%29y%29%2Bcross%283%29%28%285%2Fcross%283%29%29x%29=-8%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 3 to clear out the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11y%2B5x=-24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11y%2B5x=-24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you take it from here. </SPAN>\n" );
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