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 #265823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because you have to get the equation into the slope-intercept form: y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y=-9x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-9x/12 + 4/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-3x/4 + 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-3/4<BR>\n" );
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