SOLUTION: How to find the X-intercept and the Y-intercept of 3x-2y=12

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Question 317290: How to find the X-intercept and the Y-intercept of 3x-2y=12
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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first put in slope-intercept form y=mx+b m=slope b=y-intercept
3x-2y=12
-2y=-3x%2B12
y=%283%2F2%29x-6
y-intercept= -6
3x-2y=12 replace y with 0 to find x-intercept
3x=12
x=4
x-intercept= 4