SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept, and use them to sketch a graph 11/3y+5/3x=-8 is the question. I would really appreciate your help with this, the fractions are throughing me off wi

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Question 211579This question is from textbook beginning and intermediate
: Find the slope and y-intercept, and use them to sketch a graph
11/3y+5/3x=-8 is the question. I would really appreciate your help with this, the fractions are throughing me off with this problem. Thank you for your help. This question is from textbook beginning and intermediate

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Don't like the fractions? Simply get rid of them. How do you do this? First take note that the LCD is 3. If you multiply EVERY term by the LCD, it will clear out the fractions. Note: this only works if you are dealing with equations.


%2811%2F3%29y%2B%285%2F3%29x=-8 Start with the given equation.


Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 3 to clear out the fractions.


11y%2B5x=-24 Multiply and simplify


I'll let you take it from here.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope and y-intercept, and use them to sketch a graph
11/3y+5/3x=-8 is the question.
Multiply thru by 3 to get:
11y + 5x = -24
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To get y intercept, let x = 0:
11y = -24
y = -24/11
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To get x intercept, let y = 0:
5x = -24
x = -24/5
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graph%28400%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%28-5%2F11%29x+-%2824%2F11%29%29
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Cheers,
Stan H.