document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73976>Question 73976</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078651085/algebrahomeworkh>Pre-Alg</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I'm working on Systems of Equations and I'm trying to solve this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have to turn the equation into \"y=\" form, but I keep getting a fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was wondering if you could possibly help me. I would appreciate it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52982 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52982\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large 2x+3y=5\">Start with given equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large 3y=5-2x\">Subtract 2x from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large \frac{3}{3}y=\frac{5-2x}{3}\">Divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large y=\frac{5}{3}-\frac{2}{3}x\">Split up the fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\large y=-\frac{2}{3}x+\frac{5}{3}\">Rearrange the equation into slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you should end up with a fraction of -2/3 for your slope and 5/3 for your y-intercept. Is that what you were trying to do? Hope this helps. </SPAN>\n" );
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