Question

Write the following equation in slope-intercept form: 4x – 5y = 15.

Answer 1

Answer:

y = (4/5)x - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

slope intercept form: y = mx + b

Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. First, subtract 4x from both sides:

4x - 5y = 15

4x (-4x) - 5y = 15 (-4x)

-5y = -4x + 15

Next, divide -5 from both sides:

(-5y)/-5 = (-4x + 15)/-5

y = (-4x + 15)/-5

Simplify Divide -5 from all terms within the parenthesis:

y = (4/5)x - 3

y = (4/5)x - 3 is your answer.

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