SOLUTION: graph y=2/5x-3 2/5 means 2 over 5

Question 127908: graph y=2/5x-3
2/5 means 2 over 5
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Looking at we can see that the equation is in slope-intercept form where the slope is and the y-intercept is

Since this tells us that the y-intercept is .Remember the y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis

So we have one point

Now since the slope is comprised of the "rise" over the "run" this means

Also, because the slope is , this means:

which shows us that the rise is 2 and the run is 5. This means that to go from point to point, we can go up 2 and over 5

So starting at , go up 2 units

and to the right 5 units to get to the next point

Now draw a line through these points to graph

So this is the graph of through the points and
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
graph y=2/5x-3
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Plot two points:
If x = 0, y = -3
If x = 5, = -1
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Plot (0,-3), and (5,-1)
and draw a line thru them.

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Cheers,
Stan H.
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