SOLUTION: What is the x and y intercepts of this equation 9x-6=-72

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Question 559616: What is the x and y intercepts of this equation 9x-6=-72
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What is the x and y intercepts of this equation 9x-6=-72
But where is y in this equation?
assume you mean
9x - 6y = -72
Put equation into the slope/intercept form y = mx + b
-6y = -9x - 72
Multiply by -1
6y = 9x + 72
Divide by 6
y = 9%2F6x + 72%2F6
y = 1.5x + 12
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The x intercept occurs when y = 0
1.5x + 12 = 0
1.5x = -12
x = %28-12%29%2F1.5
x = -8 is the x intercept
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The y intercept occurs when x = 0
y = 1.5(0) + 12
y = 12 is y intercept