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Rewrite the following equation in slope-intercept form,15x - 8y = - 4

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To write the equation in slope intercept form, you need to solve the equation (in standard form) for y, it means, clear y from the equation:


\begin{gathered} 15x-8y=-4 \\ -8y=-15x-4 \\ y=-(15)/(-8)x-(4)/(-8) \\ y=(15)/(8)x+(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

The slope intercept form is 15/8x+1/2

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