document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29689>Question 29689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x - 3y > -31  the goal is to graph the equation.  The problem is .... the y-intercept winds up as 31/1.  The program it comes from is not designed to plot such fractions on the graph.   I'm not sure how to get the equation to work out to a whole integer for the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16401 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16401\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation doesn't have an integer y-intercept....it is -31/3 --> -10.33333. That is the value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have to plot the straight line. Pick some values of x. Find the corresponding values of y and draw it. You will find the y-intercept is in the correct place.\r<BR>\n" );
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