Explain how to rewrite the equation -2x - 6y = 18 in slope-intercept form.

y = -1/3x -3

Step-by-step explanation:

-2x - 6y = 18

We want to solve for y since the slope intercept form is y =mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept

Add 2x to each side

-2x-6y +2x = 2x+18

-6y = 2x+18

Divide each side by -6

-6y/-6 = 2x/-6 + 18/-6

y = -1/3x -3

This is in slope intercept form with the slope -1/3 and the y intercept -3

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents