document.write( "Question 358699: Find the intercepts and use them to graph the equation 6x +4y = 24 \n" ); document.write( "

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6x +4y = 24
\n" ); document.write( "4y=-6x+24
\n" ); document.write( "y=-6x/4-24/4
\n" ); document.write( "y=-3x/2-6 (line equation)
\n" ); document.write( "0=-3x/2-6
\n" ); document.write( "3x/2=-6
\n" ); document.write( "3x=-6*2
\n" ); document.write( "3x=-12
\n" ); document.write( "x=-12/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=-4
\n" ); document.write( "(-4,0) is one point.
\n" ); document.write( "y=-3*0/4-6
\n" ); document.write( "y=
\n" ); document.write( "(0,-6) is the second point.
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