SOLUTION: How to graph 7x+y=5

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Question 705988: How to graph 7x+y=5
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SUbtract 7x to the other side making the equation, y=-7x+5. Then you fgure which one is your m,and b. using the equation y=mx+b. As you can see m is subsituted with -7 so -7 is slope. (M=slope,rise over run). Then b is also replaced with 5 so your first pairof coordinates are (0,5)Your b is always your y in (x,y) SO you plot (0,5)and then from(0,5) you move down the graph 7 times and move one space to the right