SOLUTION: what is 4x+6y=24?

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Question 544683: what is 4x+6y=24?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solving for y:


4x%2B6y=24 Start with the given equation.


6y=24-4x Subtract 4x from both sides.


6y=-4x%2B24 Rearrange the terms.


y=%28-4x%2B24%29%2F%286%29 Divide both sides by 6 to isolate y.


y=%28%28-4%29%2F%286%29%29x%2B%2824%29%2F%286%29 Break up the fraction.


y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B4 Reduce.


So the equation y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B4 is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=-2%2F3 and the y-intercept is b=4 note: the y-intercept is the point