document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115338>Question 115338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the equation –9x – 10y = –60 as a function of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aka042><B>aka042(26)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aka042><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To rewrite as a function of x, we need y, the variable that depends on x, on one side by itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To accomplish this, we first add 9x to each side of the equation to arrive at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-10y+=+-60+%2B+9x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-10y+=+-60+%2B+9x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Now we divide each side by -10 to have y by itself on the left side.  This leaves us with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+6+-+%289%2F10%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+6+-+%289%2F10%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is your original equation rewritten as an explicit function of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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