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Write each equation in slope intercept form 5x+3y=30

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Get rid of x first -5x then divide the rest
User Abdul Karim Khan
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Slope intercept form is: y = mx + b.

In order to get x to the other side, you subtract it on both sides.
3y = -5x + 30

But in slope intercept form, y can’t have any number in front of it. To get rid of the number, divide both sides by 3

y = -5x/3 + 6
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