document.write( "Question 1157629: Write the equation 7x + 5y = 40 in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Add -7x to both sides to cancel away the term in x and leave only the term in y.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms on the left.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide every term by the coefficient of y, which is 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Compare that to \r\n" );
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document.write( "and you'll see that m corresponds to -7/5 and b corresponds to 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "So m = -7/5 and b = 8\r\n" );
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