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What value of a in the equation 5y=ax-4 would give a line with a slope of 2?

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\begin{gathered} 5y=ax-4\Rightarrow y=(1)/(5)ax-(4)/(5) \\ y=(1)/(5)ax-(4)/(5) \\ slope=(1)/(5)a \\ \text{if slope = 2, we have:} \\ 2=(1)/(5)a \\ \text{Multiply each side by 5, we have:} \\ a=2\cdot5=10 \\ a=10 \end{gathered}

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