Question

Question
Using the Property of Equality, what first step would you take to rearrange the formula y=mx+b using x as the quantity of interest?(1 point)
Responses

Divide both sides by y.
Divide both sides by y .

Divide both sides by m.
Divide both sides by m .

Subtract mx from both sides.
Subtract m x from both sides.

Subtract b from both sides of the equation.
Subtract b from both sides of the equation.

Answer 1

To rearrange the formula \( y = mx + b \) to isolate \( x \) as the quantity of interest, the first step you should take is:

**Subtract \( b \) from both sides of the equation.**

This will give you \( y - b = mx \). After this step, you would then divide by \( m \) to isolate \( x \).