SOLUTION: write the following equation is slope-intercept form:25x-5y=15. I know that slope-intercept is y=mx+b.

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Question 231285: write the following equation is slope-intercept form:25x-5y=15. I know that slope-intercept is y=mx+b.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, texttutoring:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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25x-5y=15
-5y=-25x+15
divide by -5
y=5x-3

Answer by texttutoring(324) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to isolate for y in that equation.
25x-5y=15
Add 5y to both sides:
25x-5y+5y=15+5y
25x=15+5y
Subtract 15 from both sides
25x-15=15+5y-15
25x-15=5y
Divide both sides by 5:
25x/5-15/5=5y/5
5x-3=y
Or rearrange to have in y=mx+b form:
y=5x-3