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Question 287985: Use the intercepts to graph the equation:
x+3y=6
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Question 287966: I have no idea on how to do this problem any help would be greatly appreciated

Find the equation for the line passing through the origin and perpendicular to y = � x � 2
Thanks
Holly
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Question 288064: Determine whether the two lines with the given equations are parallel, perpindicular, or niether with each other
A) -3y=15x-12
B) y=5x+7
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Question 288066: Find the slopw of a line containing the following points. m(5,3) and (1,6)
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Question 288079: i need to graph this liner equation... 2x-3y=6
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Question 288087: what is the slope for (5,18) and (-2,-17)?
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Question 288105: I am having trouble solving a problem on my pre-algebra worksheet. It says: What is the slope of of the line with the equation 2x + y = 6? How do I solve this problem? I tried to solve the equation, but then I didn't know what to do with the answer. Please help me!
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Question 288174: find the slope -10x+6y=-30
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Question 288132: find the points of 10x-5y=15 the graph them

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Question 288173: What is the slope and the y-intercept of y=x-2
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Question 288165: A tent maker had 4500 square yards of nylon tent material available. It takes 45 square yards of nylon to make an 8 x 10 tent and 50 square yards to make a 9 x 12 tent. To model this situation, the manager wrote the equation 45x + 50y = 4500.
a) What do x and y represent? Graph the equation.
b) How many solutions are there to the equation, given that the number of tents of each type must be a whole number?
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Question 288186: find the slope and y-intercept of x=-6 slope = y intercept =
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Question 288192: Which of the following is the equation of the line with slope 7 and y-intercept (0,-6).
a) y=-6x+7
b) -6x+7y=0
c) y=7x-6
d) 7y=-6
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Question 288192: Which of the following is the equation of the line with slope 7 and y-intercept (0,-6).
a) y=-6x+7
b) -6x+7y=0
c) y=7x-6
d) 7y=-6
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Question 288188: A trip will cost $70 per person plus a $420 deposit for the bus. Write a function that represents the total cost of the trip per person.
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Question 288216: mike wants to make meatloaf. his recipe uses a total of 5 pounds of meat. if he uses 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will he use?
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Question 288218: the ratio of men to women is 3 to 4. they 204 men. how many workers are there?
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Question 287564: A Broadway theater has 700 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sells for $40, Main for $30, and balcony for $20. If all seats are sold the gross revenue is $20,200. If all main and balcony seats are sold, but only half of the orchestra is sold, the gross revenue is $17,400. How many seats are there of each kind?
Orchestra-
Main-
Balcony-
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Question 288222: the perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of it's length and it's width. the perimeter is 28 meters and it's length is 2 meters more than twice it's width. what is the length?
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Question 288227: the perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and its width. the perimeter is 40 meters and its length is 2 meters more than twice its width. what is the length?
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Question 288232: a line passing through (-4,4) and (x,-8) is perpendicular to a line with slope 5/12. Find the value of x.
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Question 288123: HI.I AM NOT ABLE TO ATTACH THE GRAPH WITH THESE EQUATIONS ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP ME WITHOUT THEM.
The yearly cost T, in thousands of dollars, of tuition and required fees at a private college (includes two- and four-year schools and does not include room and board) can be approximated by where n is the number of years since 1985. That is, corresponds to 1985, corresponds to 1990, and so on. Show your work and explain each answer.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2003
a.Find the cost of tuition in 1985, 1996, 2000, and 2004.
b.Graph the equation and then use the graph to estimate the cost of tuition in 2005.

c.Predict the year in which the cost of tuition will be $23,000. Explain your answer.

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Question 288249: find the slope of the following line. x=11y
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Question 288353: write an equation of the line containing the given point and parellel to the given line
(9,-1)8x-5y=3
the equation of the line is y=
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Question 288474: how would you find the equation of a line if you were given the slope and x-intercept?
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Question 287423: Find an equation for the line parallel to the line y = 4 and containing the point (9, 9). Write the equation in general form: Ax + By = C.
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Question 288487: Regrind, Inc. regrinds used typewriter platens. The variable cost per platen is $1.80. The total cost to regrind 80 platens is $500. Find the linear cost function to regrind platens. If reground platens sell for $10.60 each, how many must be reground and sold to break even?
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Question 288585: is it possible to simplify y = 2x+7/√9-4x�

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Question 288598: Given that the graph of the equation y = 2x+7/square root of 9-4x�,intersects the x axis once, how do I calculate the coordinates of this point of intersection

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Question 288740: how do you get the x- intercept of y=5/4x-2..........i got a slope of 5/4 and i got an x-intercept of (4/5,0) the x-intercept doesn't sound right to me can you help me??? thanks
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Question 288750: what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to: y=(-1/2x)+4 ?
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Question 288763: How do you solve/graph: y+3=5x?
Thank you
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Question 288960: Find the length and width of a rectangle whose perimeter is 22 and whose area is 30 square feet.
length is _____?
Width is ______?
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Question 289019: Let f(x)=3x^2-9x+7, for what value of x is the value of the cuntion a minimmum? what is the minimum value?
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Question 289057: Please help me solve this equation:
Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given points with the indicated slope. Give your results in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(1, -4), m = -4

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Question 289053: Please help me solve this equation:
Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your result in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(-4, 1) and (3, 1)

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Question 289052: y=-1 divided by 5-4
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Question 289071: y=1/5x-1
(5,_), (0,_)
complete ordered pairs
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Question 289073: Please help me solve this equation. I have started the question but I am unsure if I am going in the right direction.
Solve ( x2 � 2x )( x + 3) = -2x ( x + 1)
This is what I have so far.
x3+3x2-2x2-6x=-2x2-2x
x3+x2-6x=-2x2-2x
x3+x2+2x2-6x=-2x2+2x2-2x
x3+3x2-6x=-2x+2x
x3+3x2-4x=0

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Question 289128: Given the equation y-4=x comple the values for x an y in the table below
X Y
______
1
1
0
0
-2
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Question 289018: find an equation for the linear function that satisfies: f(-3)=5 and the graph of the inverse passes through the point (2,1)
Ive tried (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) Using slope found, x-int added creating the equation y=(-4/3)x+2
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Question 289012: how do i Create a family of 3 lines that have a slope of 3 and different y-intercepts. Show them as a set, write their equations and draw them on a graph with the same axes.
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