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The line equation in slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the

slope and b is the y-intercept.

$\"\"$ (Original Equation)

Eliminate the fraction by multiplying the equation by 3.

$\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac)

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Subtract 9 from each side)

$\"\"$ (Additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Subtract: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by 3)

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Divide: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

The slope-intercept form of the line equation is $\"\"$ .