When converting an equation to slope-intercept form, you need to isolate the y. The first step in isolating the y is to remove 5x from both sides of the equation:

5x - y = 7

5x - 5x - y = 7 - 5x

-y = 7 - 5x

Now it's just -1y on one side of the equation.

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What are the steps to solve for: 1/5(x+5)=1/4(x-3)+1

andrew11 [14]

Step 1. Simplify $\frac{1}{5} (x+5)$ to $\frac{x+5}{5}$

$\frac{x+5}{5} = \frac{1}{4} (x-3)+1$

Step 2. Simplify $\frac{x+5}{5}$ to $1+ \frac{x}{5}$

$1+ \frac{x}{5} = \frac{1}{4} (x-3)+1$

Step 3. Simplify $\frac{1}{4} (x-3)$ to $\frac{x-3}{4}$

$1+ \frac{x}{5} = \frac{x-3}{4} +1$

Step 4. Cancel $1$ on both sides

$\frac{x}{5} = \frac{x-3}{4}$

Step 5. Multiply both sides by $20$ (the LCM of $5,4$ )

$4x=5(x-3)$

Step 6. Expand

$4x=5x-15$

Step 7. Subtract $5x$ from both sides

$4x-5x=-15$

Step 8. Simplify $4x-5x$ to $-x$

$-x=-15$

Step 9. Multiply both sides by $-1$

$x=15$

Done! :) Hope this helps! :)

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