SOLUTION: How would you make –3x + 2y = 8 into slope intercept form Your equation is now in standard form. <br>Slope intercept form is {{{y=mx+b}}} where m is your slope and (0,b) is you

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Question 681014: How would you make –3x + 2y = 8 into slope intercept form
Your equation is now in standard form.

Slope intercept form is y=mx%2Bb where m is your slope and (0,b) is your y-intercept.

You need to solve this equation for y using inverse operations. (Get the y by itself using opposite math)
-3x%2B2y=8
3x-3x%2B2y=3x%2B8
2y=3x%2B8
2y%2F2=%283x%2B8%29%2F2
y=%283%2F2%29x%2B8%2F2
y=%283%2F2%29x%2B4
If they ask what the slope is, it is m=3/2
If they ask what the y-intercept is, it is (0,b)=4
This form helps us to look at the equation and tell a lot about the line before we even graph it. :)
Hope that helps. Happy Calculating!

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