SOLUTION: write y=3/5x+2 in standard form

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Question 398860: write y=3/5x+2 in standard form
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=3/5 x + 2

First clear the fraction, by multiplying both sides by 5:
5y = 3x + 10

Next, subtract 3x from each side to get the variables all on the left side:
5y-3x=10

The tradition in standard form is to have the x coefficient positive, so multiply both sides by -1:

3x-5y = -10


Dr, Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida