document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373531>Question 373531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of 9x + 12y = 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y=-9x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "why do you then devide by 12? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265820 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265820\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You divide by 12 to write the equation in slope-intercept form y = mx + b.  The slope of the line would be m, the y-intercept, b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation then becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-9x%2F12+%2B+4%2F12+=+-3x%2F4+%2B+1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-9x%2F12+%2B+4%2F12+=+-3x%2F4+%2B+1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Thus the slope is -3/4 and the y-intercept is 1/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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