document.write( "Question 721927: Hello, im having difficulty with this problem.
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document.write( "How do you graph this linear equation
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document.write( "x+y=12
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document.write( "8x+6y=86\r
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document.write( "PLease help I keep getting decimals it doesn't seem right. \r
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document.write( "Thank You \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #442567 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you graph this linear equation \n" ); document.write( "x+y=12 \n" ); document.write( "8x+6y=86 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "6x+6y=72 \n" ); document.write( "8x+6y=86 \n" ); document.write( "subtract \n" ); document.write( "-2x=-14 \n" ); document.write( "x=7 \n" ); document.write( "y=12-x \n" ); document.write( "y=5 \n" ); document.write( "point of intersection: (7,5) \n" ); document.write( "Both equations are straight lines that intersect at (7,5) \n" ); document.write( " |