Question 388236: Im trying to find the y intercept and the x intercept in that order.
-3x + 2y =6
Im also trying to find the median for for these set of numbers 23 51 237 397 462
Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To find the y intercept, always let x = 0 and solve for y. In this case, 2y=6, so y=3.
To find the x intercept, always let y = 0 and solve for x. In this case, -3x=6, so x=-2
To find the median, arrange the numbers in NUMERICAL order, which they are in this case. Choose the middle number, which is 237. If there happen to be an even number of numbers, then take the middle TWO numbers when arranged in order, and average these two numbers.
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