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How do you write the equation #-3x-6y =-24# in slope-intercept form?

Answer 1

Isaiah Anthony

#y = -1/2x + 4#

To transform this equation to slope-intercept form we must solve for #y# while keeping the equation balanced:

#-3x + 3x - 6y = -24 + 3x#

#0 - 6y = 3x - 24#

#-6y = 3x - 24#

#(-6y)/-6 = (3x - 24)/(-6)#

#(cancel(-6)y)/cancel(-6) = (3x)/(-6) - 24/(-6)#

#y = -1/2x + 4#

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

To write the equation -3x - 6y = -24 in slope-intercept form, solve for y: -6y = 3x - 24 y = (1/2)x + 4

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