document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613076>Question 613076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> teacher gave following equation for straight line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   4y = 16x + 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then states to divide everything by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "why divide by 4?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " this is for the y = mx+b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385867 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=385867\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> because y is by itself in the slope-intercept equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this allows you to directly see the slope and y-intercept </SPAN>\n" );
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