document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444015>Question 444015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> just got signed up for school now that i got some time seeing as i wont be going out to sea anytime soon having trouble remebering graphing equations i have this math problem 4x-5y=20 i have to solve y and plot the point on the chart i think i have to minus 4 from both sides but then i get lost from there please let me know if you can give me some guidance on this it'd be greatly appreciated thank you, </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306183 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306183\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solving for y puts the equation into slope-intercept form ___ y = mx + b (where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding 4x ___ -5y = -4x + 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dividing by -5 ___ y = (4/5)x - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that the line crosses the y-axis at -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is 4/5 ___ so for every 4 units up on the y-axis, the line goes 5 units to the right on the x-axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good luck in school </SPAN>\n" );
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