document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=765221>Question 765221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the x-intercept of the equation y=5/8x+10 and how do you find the solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first multiply both sides of = by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y = 5x +80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 80 from both sides of the =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 8y -80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of = by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (8/5)y -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if y=0, then x = -16 and the x intercept is the point (-16, 0)<BR>\n" );
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