SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: find x-intercept of -2y=5x-12

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Question 118036: Please help me solve this equation: find x-intercept of -2y=5x-12
Answer by ilana(307) About Me  (Show Source):
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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).