SOLUTION: I am a little confused on how to get the order of pairs for this y= -1/4x-6. if i could get some help and maybe showed an easier way to complete this problem that would be great. T

Question 464285: I am a little confused on how to get the order of pairs for this y= -1/4x-6. if i could get some help and maybe showed an easier way to complete this problem that would be great. Thanks
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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When x=0, you can see that y = -6: (0,-6).
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We also can try to find the value of x that leads to y=0.

Add 6 to both sides.

Multiply by 4 to eliminate the fraction.

Multiply by -1 to change the sign of x to positive.

By inspection we can see that

So that results in the righthand side being 6-6 = 0.
That defines the point (-24,0)
With two points you can graph a straight line.

Finally, we know that a negative slope means the lines goes down from the upper left to the lower right side of the graph. That's how it looks. And it goes through the two defined points. So, we're done.
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