document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826929>Question 826929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope of the line: 6x - 3y = -54 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6x - 3y = -54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 6x from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " - 3y = -6x -54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y = 2x + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is the coefficient of the x term which is 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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