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Rewrite the following equation in standard form.
y = -7x - 1

User Zama Ques
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Answer: 7x+y=-1

Explanation:

Add 7x to both sides

User Morteza Ebrahimi
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Standard form is written Ax + By = C where A, B, and C are all integers.

In other words, no fractions.

Also, the A or the coefficient of the x term must be positive.

The only thing we need to do is add 7x to both sides to get 7x + y = -1.

So 7x + y = -1 is our answer.

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