Is this written in standard form -7x-10y=40

NO, it's not you have to move the  negative 7 to the other side wich makes it positive so you will be left with -10y=7x+40  so then you divide everything by -10
so then  it will be y=7/-10x+40/-10
so the final answer will be y=7/-10-4

-7x - 10y = 40
-7x + 7x - 10y = 40 + 7x
               -10y = 40 + 7x
               -10        -10
                    y = -4 - ⁷/₁₀x

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.