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

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

Answer 1

To rearrange the formula \( y = mx + b \) using \( x \) as the quantity of interest, the first step should be to **subtract \( b \) from both sides of the equation**. This isolates the term with \( x \) on one side.

So, the correct response is:

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