document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211932>Question 211932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for Y. Write the equation in the form y=mx+b. identify m and b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tsuffern><B>tsuffern(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tsuffern><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=161107\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First step is to solve for Y, or isolate Y on one side of the = sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Important rule to remember, anything you do to one side of the = you must do to the other when isolating a variable\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-y=7   5x is a positive number, in order to move it from the left of the = and place it on the right, you must subtract it from both sides like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-5x-y=7-5x now siplify. 5x-5x is zero so the equation now looks like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=7-5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rearrange your terms like this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-5x+7 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we must move the negative in front of Y.  -y implies a negative one (-1) times y, in order to remove multiplication you must divide.  In this case you will divide -y by -1 and you will divide -5x+7 by -1.  When you divide by -1, it will change the signs for all.  So -y becomes y, and -5x+7 becomes 5x-7.  now your equation looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have the equation in the form of y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "identify M: 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "identify b: -7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whenever you have your equation in the form of y=mx+b, the coefficent (m) of x  is your slope on a graph, and b is your y intercept.  For this equation 5/1 (5 over 1) is your slope and -7 is your Y intercept.  Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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