document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8570>Question 8570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How Do I graph this Linear Equation, and find it's slope? The x + y  part instead of the basic mx+b confuses me\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x+4y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4732 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4732\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First convert from standard form Ax+By=C into slope intercept form by solving for y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x + 4y = 8  Subtract 12x from each side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -12x + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, divide both sides by 4:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the equation is in slope-intercept form, the slope is the coefficient of x, which is this case is -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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