SOLUTION: what is the intercept for y graphing the equation x+4y=20

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Question 423519: what is the intercept for y graphing the equation x+4y=20
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.


Plug in .


Simplify.


Divide both sides by to isolate .


Reduce.


So the y-intercept is .


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