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Solve for y

6x-8y=12

User Spandana
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6x-8y=12 original problem

-6x -6x subtract both sides by -6

-8y= -6x+12 how the problem looks now

-8/-8y= -6/-8x+12/-8 now divide by -8 to get y by its self

y= 3/4x-1.5 simplified

y=mx+b

b=y-intercept

m=slope

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