SOLUTION: if a line passes through (5,2) and has a slope 2/3, then what is the value of y on this line when x=8, x=11, and x=12?

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Question 105224: if a line passes through (5,2) and has a slope 2/3, then what is the value of y on this line when x=8, x=11, and x=12?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b
2=2*5/3+b
2=10/3+b
b=2-10/3
b=(6-10)/3
b=-4/3
Y=2X/3-4/3 IS THE LINE EQUATION WITH A SLOPEOF 2/3 & PASSING THROUGH (5,2).
WHEN X=8 THEN:
Y=2*8/3-4/3
Y=16/3-4/3
Y=12/3=4 ANSWER.
WHEN X=11 THEN:
Y=2*11/3-4/3
Y=22/3-4/3
Y=18/3=6 ANSWER.
WHEN X=12 THEN:
Y=2*12/3-4/2
Y=24/3-4/3
Y=20/3 ANSWER.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+2x%2F3+-4%2F3%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 15, y from -10 to 10, y = 2x/3 -4/3).