document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118320>Question 118320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> classify  3y=4x-1    as inconsistent, dependent, or independent       <BR>\n" );
document.write( "          x=4/3y       </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "          x=4/3y <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (4/3)x-(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/4)x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slopes are different so the system is independent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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