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Write the equation in standard form.
y+ 7= -3/2 (x+1)

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Answer:

2y + 3x = -17

Explanation:

standard form is Ax + By = C

first step is to distribute -3/2 among 'x' and then by 1 to get:

-3/2x - 3/2

you now have y + 7 = -3/2x - 3/2

we want to get the -3/2x term on the same side as 'y' and get 7 from the right side to the left side

we want to add 3/2x to the left side of the equation because it is being subtracted:

y + 3.2x + 7 = -3/2

now we want to subtract 7 to the right side because it is currently being added:

y + 3/2x = -7 3/2

we can convert -7 3/2 to be -17/2

we now can eliminate the denominator of 2 in the 'x' term by multiplying each term by 2 to get:

2(y + 3/2x) = -17/2(2)

distribute and simplify to get:

2y + 3x = -17

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