document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=105783>Question 105783</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I rewrite the equation -8x-5y=-45 as a function of x? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76976 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76976\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to get to a form of the equation where y is on one side and everything else is on the other. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=... ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=...\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get to use your properties to get there. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8x-5y=-45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8x-5y=-45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28-8x%29%2Bcross%288x%29-5y=-45%2B8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28-8x%29%2Bcross%288x%29-5y=-45%2B8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Additive inverse of (-8x) of 8x to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5y=-45%2B8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5y=-45%2B8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28-5%29y%2Fcross%28-5%29=%28-45%2B8x%29%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28-5%29y%2Fcross%28-5%29=%28-45%2B8x%29%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiplicative inverse of (-5) or (-1/5) to both sides. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-45%2B8x%29%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-45%2B8x%29%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify left hand side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-45%2F-5%2B8x%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-45%2F-5%2B8x%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distributive property. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=9-8x%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=9-8x%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now it is in a form where y is a function of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%28x%29=9-8x%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%28x%29=9-8x%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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