Question

X/4-y/3=1 is this a linear equation? If so, how do you write this in standard form?

Answer 1

yea

Answer 2

Multiply everything out by 12

Answer 3

Thanks, but why by 12?

Answer 4

because 3*4=12

Answer 5

wait actually let me look up what the standard form is...

Answer 6

Oh, I never was taughy that way to do that. Thanks.

Answer 7

*taught

Answer 8

The Standard Form for a linear equation in two variables, x and y, is usually given as
Ax + By = C
where, if at all possible, A, B, and C are integers, and A is non-negative, and, A, B, and C have no common factors other than 1.

Answer 9

so yea, just multiply throughout by 12

Answer 10

Thanks. :)