document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923471>Question 923471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need help on finding the value a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the graph of the equation 2x+5y=4 passes through the point with coordinates (7,a), the value of a is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-2/5)x + 4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(7,a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = (-2/5)7 + 4/5 = -14/5 + 4/5 = -10/5 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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