SOLUTION: given an equation: a)solve for Y and b)find the slope and Y intercept test problem 3y-5x=-12

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Question 135246: given an equation: a)solve for Y and b)find the slope and Y intercept
test problem 3y-5x=-12

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Solve for y means to isolate the y on the left with a coefficient of 1. Add 5x to both sides of the equation and then divide by both sides by 3. When you are done, the coefficient on the x term will be the slope and the constant term, including its sign will be the y-coordinate of the y-intercept. The actual y-intercept is an ordered pair of the form (0,b) where b is the constant term in the equation once it is in the form y=mx%2Bb