document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253628>Question 253628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope and y-intercept of the line 3x-8y=42 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-8y=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for y by -3x from both sides as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8y = -3x + 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by -8 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/8)x - 21/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope,m, is (3/8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y-intercept, b, is -21/4. </SPAN>\n" );
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