document.write( "Question 491974: We had a seat work in class in which the instructions was to write an equation of a linear function given the following conditions:
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The slope-intercept form (i.e. y = mx+b) is perfectly valid, but if your instructor wants you to write it in standard form, you should do it. Simply move the mx to the other side to get\r
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