document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=528669>Question 528669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of 4x-3y=36.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #349359 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><B>JenniferTutors(83)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><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=JenniferTutors><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=349359\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the slope of 4x-3y=36, put it into this form: y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-3y=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get y by itself by first subtracting the 4x from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-3y=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x    -4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3y=-4x+36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, to get y completely on its own, divide -3 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3y/-3 = -4x/-3 + 36/-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 4x/3 - 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope (m) = 4/3 \r<BR>\n" );
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