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The linear equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=4d1db17a553b607a54e3d94af1593f64.png\")
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Rewrite the equation in standard form of a linear equation: Ax + By = C.
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Apply multiplication property of equality: Multiply each side by 3.
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(Cancel common terms)
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(Multiply: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=fdad0008ad1b46f5660c7c23f5baee70.png\")
) ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
The equation is now in standard form where A = 2, B = ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=e4da73bf322daabc0435b28938e7cc82.png\")
and C = 6.
This is a linear equation.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The given equation is a linear equation.