document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265518>Question 265518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the following problem represents calculations of the slops. How do i solve for the variable?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "70-y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0-8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i figure out what variable \" y\" is?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you please explain the methods that you would use to go about solving a question such as this? thank you very much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #195233 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=195233\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(70-y) / (0-8) = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(70-y) / (-8) = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by (-8) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(70-y) = .5 * (-8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "70 - y = -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 70 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y = -4 - 70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y = -74\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by (-1) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 74\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "confirm by substituting for y in your original equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(70 - 74) / (-8) = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 / (-8) = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".5 = .5 confirming the value for y is good.\r<BR>\n" );
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