SOLUTION: how to find intercepts for -3x+8y=24?

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Question 454042: how to find intercepts for -3x+8y=24?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+-3x%2B8y=24+
Add 3x to both sides
+8y+=+3x+%2B+24+
+y+=+%283%2F8%29%2Ax+%2B+3+
This is in the form +y+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b+
where b+=+3 is the y-intercept
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The x-intercept is found by setting +y+=+0+
+0+=+%283%2F8%29%2Ax+%2B+3+
+%283%2F8%29%2Ax+=+-3+
+3x+=+-24+
+x+=+-8+ is the x-intercept
Here's a graph:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-12%2C+6%2C+-4%2C+8%2C+%283%2F8%29%2Ax+%2B+3%29+