document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118036>Question 118036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:  find x-intercept  of -2y=5x-12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86091 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><B>ilana(307)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86091\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The x-intercept is where the line hits the x-axis, so it is where y=0.  Plug in 0 for y, and you get 0=5x-12.  So 5x=12 and x=12/5 or 2.4.  So the point is (2.4,0). </SPAN>\n" );
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