Question

Find the slope of the line whose equation is 17 + 3y = 7x

Answer 1

First you have to change it to slope form (y=mx+b).

Answer 2

You want to change 17 + 3y = 7x into y = mx + b

So first start by subtracting 17 from both sides

Answer 3

3y=-17+7x?

Answer 4

Yes but we need into slope form (y=mx+b) so lets make it 3y=7x-17.

Now you want to divide both sides by 3.

Answer 5

y=7x-17/3?

Answer 6

So is it now 17/3?

Answer 7

You divide 17/3 and 7x/3

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Answer 8

Why did you tag me so state you were going to divide? ._.

Answer 9

So is the slope 17/3 or 7/3?

Answer 10

the slope would be 2.33 and the y-intercept is 5.66

Answer 11

17+3y=7x

Since 17 does not contain the variable to solve for, move it to the right-hand side of the equation by subtracting 17 from both sides.
3y=-17+7x

Move all terms not containing y to the right-hand side of the equation.
3y=7x-17

Divide each term in the equation by 3.
(3y)/(3)=(7x)/(3)-(17)/(3)

Simplify the left-hand side of the equation by canceling the common factors.
y=(7x)/(3)-(17)/(3)

Combine the numerators of all expressions that have common denominators.
y=(7x-17)/(3)

Answer 12

my options are
17/3
7/3
-7/3

Answer 13

it would then be 7/3