SOLUTION: What are the x and y intercepts for the linear equation 2x + 3y = 15?

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Question 265128: What are the x and y intercepts for the linear equation 2x + 3y = 15?
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What are the x and y intercepts for the linear equation 2x + 3y = 15?
remember the formula y=mx%2Bb and x=my%2Bb these are the y and x intersept and slope formulas, m=slope b=intercept.
2x%2B3y=15
3y=15-2x
3y%2F3=%2815-2x%29%2F3
y=5%2B%28-2%2F3%29x
2x%2B3y-3y=15-3y
2x%2F2=%2815-3y%29%2F2
x=7.5%2B%28-3%2F2%29y
y-intercept is 5
x-intercept is 7.5