document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46361>Question 46361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  book 31 i got this equation wrong. Rewrite the equation –8x – 5y = –45 as a function of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<TD >-8x-5y=-45</TD><TD >+5y on both sides</TD></tr><tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<TD >-8x=5y-45</TD><TD >divide by -8</TD></tr><tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<TD >x=-5/8y+45/8</TD><TD >OPTIONAL: Clean it up:</TD></tr><tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<TD >x=5.625-.625y</TD><TD >OR x=5/8-5 5/8y</TD>\r\n" );
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