SOLUTION: Can someone please help me on this problem? I listed the name of the book above and the page #, and problem # I need to graph the following equation, using the intercept m

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Question 54983This question is from textbook beginning algebra
: Can someone please help me on this problem?
I listed the name of the book above and the page #, and problem #
I need to graph the following equation, using the intercept method.
2x - 37 = 12

Thanks,
Ashley This question is from textbook beginning algebra

Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source):
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Hi Ashley,
You have a typing error.
2x - 37 = 12...7 is really close to y, so I think you meant:
2x-3y=12
:
To find the y intercept let x=0 and solve for y.
2(0)-3y=12
0-3y=12
-3y/-3=12/-3
y=-4
Plot (0,-4)
To find the x intercept let y=0 and solve for x:
2x-3(0)=12
2x-0=12
2x=12
2x/2=12/2
x=6
Plot (6,0)
Connect the dots and you have a line that should look like this:

Happy Calculating!!!