Question

Can anyone help me convert this to standard form? It can’t have decimals or fractions.

Answer 1

Find b of y = mx + b first using a modified version of the equation.

b = y - mx
b = -1 -(1.2×-3)
b = 13/5 = 2.6

y = 1.2x + 2.6 ← result of substituting values of m and b into y = mx + b

-1.2x + y = 2.6 ← result of subtracting 1.2x from both sides

12x - 10y = -26 ← result of multiplying previous equation by -10

6x - 5y = -13 ← result of dividing previous equation by 2

ANSWER: 6x - 5y = -13