SOLUTION: Can anyone please explain how to get the plotting points for the graph using this equation x+4y=12 Can you please explain step by step as I can not seem to figure out where t

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Question 310079: Can anyone please explain how to get the plotting points for the graph using this equation
x+4y=12
Can you please explain step by step as I can not seem to figure out where the numbers substituted come into play!
Thank you
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is a line. So you only need two points
let x=0
4y=12
y=3
(0,3)
let y=0
x=12
(12,0)
So the two points are
(0,3) and (12,0)