SOLUTION: How do you write y= -7/5x + 1 in standard form?

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Question 1146452: How do you write y= -7/5x + 1 in standard form?
Answer by Glaviolette(140) About Me  (Show Source):
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The *5 is because of the fraction 7/5. We want to eliminate the fraction, so we multiply everything by the denominator of 5.