document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=675572>Question 675572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a line has the points (4,y) and (16,8), with a slope of -2/3, what is y? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope, m = diffy/diffx = (y-8)/(4-16) = -2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-8)/12 = -2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(y-8) = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-8 = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 0<BR>\n" );
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