document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980934>Question 980934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope and y-intercept for 3x+3y=63 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope, -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept, 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A linear equation in standard form, but not simplified is given.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > simplifies into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you solve this for y in terms of x, you use steps<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You must recognize that this is the slope-intercept form of the linear equation, and know what the parts of the equation mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b is a model format for slope intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m, means slope, vertical change divided by horizontal change;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b, means vertical axis intercept, the y value for when x is 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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