SOLUTION: 2x+3y=8

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Question 128876: 2x+3y=8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x%2B3y=8 Start with the given equation


3y=8-2x Subtract 2+x from both sides


3y=-2x%2B8 Rearrange the equation


y=%28-2x%2B8%29%2F%283%29 Divide both sides by 3


y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B%288%29%2F%283%29 Break up the fraction




So the equation is now in slope-intercept form (y=mx%2Bb) where the slope is m=-2%2F3 and the y-intercept is b=8%2F3