Answer:
7x+8y=32
Explanation:
Hi there!
We are given the following equation:
And we want to convert it into standard form
Standard form is ax+by=c, where a, b, and c are integer coefficients, a and b cannot be zero, and a cannot be negative
a is the coefficient in front of x and b is the coefficient in front of y
Since we have the term with x (
) on the right side, and we want it on the left side with the term with y, we can move it to the other side, by adding
to both sides.
+
+
_________________
Now we have the terms of x and y on both sides, but remember; we want the coefficients to be integers (whole numbers).
We'll need to clear the fraction of
. To do that, we can multiply both sides by 8.
Now doing the distributive property:
Multiply each term by 8.
7x + 8y = 32
Hope this helps!