SOLUTION: the graph of the equation Ax+3y=-3 is a line that passes through (2,-5). what is the value of A?

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Question 397212: the graph of the equation Ax+3y=-3 is a line that passes through (2,-5). what is the value of A?
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Hi

Ax + 3y = -3   |using ordered pair Pt(2,-5) to solve for A. (x= 2 and y= -5 )

A*2 + 3(-5) = -3 

 A*2 -15  = -3  

  2A = 12

   A = 6