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document.write( "I am suppose to find the slope and the y-intercept for :5x=2/3y-10  Do I start by dividing both sides by 1/5? Please point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6036 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=6036\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> NO!!  You need to solve for y, NOT solve for x.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would begin by multiplying both sides by the denominator which is 3 to clear the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%2A+5x+=+3%2A%282%2F3%29%2A+y+-+3%2A10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%2A+5x+=+3%2A%282%2F3%29%2A+y+-+3%2A10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   Divide out the 3 on the right side:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add + 30 to each side to solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that it is in slope-intercept form, the slope is the coefficient of x, which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept is the constant, which is 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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