Question

how to turn x+7y=20 into y=mx+b

Answer 1

Answer:

  y = -1/7x +20/7

Step-by-step explanation:

Solve for y.

  7y = -x +20 . . . . . subtract x from both sides to get the y-term by itself

  y = -1/7x +20/7 . . . . divide both sides by the coefficient of x

In this form, you can see ...

• m = -1/7
• b = 20/7 = 2 6/7

Answer 2

Answer:

y=-1/7x+20/7

Step-by-step explanation:

So they are asking us to put x+7y=20 into slop-intercept form (y=mx+b).

They're pretty much just asking us to solve for y.

x+7y=20

7x=20-x (Subtract x from both sides)

y=20-x/7 (Divide 7 on both sides to isolate y)

y=20/7-1/7x

y=-1/7x+20/7

So..

m=-1/7

b=20/7

Hope this helps :)