SOLUTION: Rewrite the equation iin slope intercept form: 6x+7y-42=0 y=mx+b... so is it 7y=6x+42?

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Question 407369: Rewrite the equation iin slope intercept form:
6x+7y-42=0
y=mx+b...
so is it
7y=6x+42?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6x%2B7y-42=0


6x%2B7y=42


7y=-6x%2B42


y=%28-6x%29%2F7%2B42%2F7 (note: I'm dividing EVERY term by 7 to isolate y)


y=-expr%286%2F7%29x%2B6


Now the equation is in the form y=mx%2Bb where m=-6%2F7 and b=6