SOLUTION: How do you put 6x-3y = 12 into slope intercept form?

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Question 542179: How do you put 6x-3y = 12 into slope intercept form?
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6x-3y=12 Start with the given equation.


-3y=12-6x Subtract 6x from both sides.


-3y=-6x%2B12 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-6x%2B12%29%2F%28-3%29 Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-6%29%2F%28-3%29%29x%2B%2812%29%2F%28-3%29 Break up the fraction.


y=2x-4 Reduce.


So the equation y=2x-4 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=2 and the y-intercept is b=-4 note: the y-intercept is the point


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