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" );
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document.write( "11/3y+5/3x=-8 is the question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11y + 5x = -24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get y intercept, let x = 0:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11y = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -24/11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get x intercept, let y = 0:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -24/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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