Pre-Algebra Examples

$4 x + 3 y = 7$

Step 1

Rewrite in slope-intercept form.

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Step 1.1

The slope-intercept form is $y = m x + b$ , where $m$ is the slope and $b$ is the y-intercept.

$y = m x + b$

Step 1.2

Subtract $4 x$ from both sides of the equation.

$3 y = 7 - 4 x$

Step 1.3

Divide each term in $3 y = 7 - 4 x$ by $3$ and simplify.

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Step 1.3.1

Divide each term in $3 y = 7 - 4 x$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 y}{3} = \frac{7}{3} + \frac{- 4 x}{3}$

Step 1.3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 1.3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 y}{3} = \frac{7}{3} + \frac{- 4 x}{3}$

Step 1.3.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{7}{3} + \frac{- 4 x}{3}$

Step 1.3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.3.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = \frac{7}{3} - \frac{4 x}{3}$

Step 1.4

Write in $y = m x + b$ form.

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Step 1.4.1

Reorder $\frac{7}{3}$ and $- \frac{4 x}{3}$ .

$y = - \frac{4 x}{3} + \frac{7}{3}$

Step 1.4.2

Reorder terms.

$y = - (\frac{4}{3} x) + \frac{7}{3}$

Step 1.4.3

Remove parentheses.

$y = - \frac{4}{3} x + \frac{7}{3}$

Step 2

Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is $- \frac{4}{3}$ .

$m = - \frac{4}{3}$

Step 3