Question

x-3y=9

Answer 1

What are you asked to do?

Answer 2

It says graph each equation using the slope and y-intercept

Answer 3

Ok, then first we nned to write it in the slope-intercept form. To do that, solve the equation for y.

Answer 4

please go here http://mathway.com/answer.aspx?p=calg?p=x-3ySMB019?p=1?p=?p=?p=?p=?p=0?p=?p=0?p=?p=?p=SolveSMB15theSMB15EquationSMB15forSMB15x

Answer 5

that doesn't work julianchico and I don't know how to solve for y :(

Answer 6

Do I add 3y to each side or something

Answer 7

Since -3y is on the left side, I suggest you leave it there and instead, subtract x from both sides.

Answer 8

Hey again, you want y to be alone, so start by getting rid of the x that is on the same side as y

Answer 9

x-3y=9
-x -x
------------
-3y= 9x?

Answer 10

Close:

x-3y=9
-x -x
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-3y=9-x

Answer 11

You want to get y completely alone, so how can you get rid of the coefficient -3?