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2x-5y=1 put into y=mx+b

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This equation is in standard form : 2x-5y=1
We need to make it slope intercept form: y = mx + b

2x - 5y = 1-2x

-5y = -2x + 1
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-5

Final answer: y = 2/5x + -1/5

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Solve the equation for y.
2x - 5y = 1
-5y = -2x + 1
y = 2/5x -1/5
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