How do you write 5/6x+1/10y=3/10 in standard form and what is A, B, C?

1 Answer
Aug 10, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The standard form of a linear equation is: color(red)(A)x + color(blue)(B)y = color(green)(C)

Where, if at all possible, color(red)(A), color(blue)(B), and color(green)(C)are integers, and A is non-negative, and, A, B, and C have no common factors other than 1

We can multiply each side of the equation by color(red)(30) to eliminate the fractions and ensure the coefficients are integers while keeping the equation balanced:

color(red)(30)(5/6x + 1/10y) = color(red)(30) xx 3/10

(color(red)(30) xx 5/6x) + (color(red)(30) xx 1/10y) = 90/10

(150x)/6 + (30y)/10 = 9

color(red)(25)x + color(blue)(3)y = color(green)(9)

color(red)(A = 25)

color(blue)(B = 3)

color(green)(C = 9)