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Question 483437: Could someone please help with is problem? Thank you.
find the x- and y-intercepts for the equation y= -6x-8? please show work and then graph the equation.
Thank you again.
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Question 483466: (5, l)is a solution to the equation 2x-3y=7. What does this mean?
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Question 483515: what is the slope of the line given by the following equation:
2x - 8y = 16
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Question 483861: Find the x-intercept of a line that passes through (-3,4) and is perpendicular to the graph of x-2y=7.

* All i know is when the slope is perpendicular to another it is the oppopsite. For example,
3/4
the perpendicular slope of this is
-4/3
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Question 483863: The sum of two numbers is 2500. If 1/3 of the number is 1/2 of the other, find the numbers
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Question 483883: Find the slope intercept equation of the line that has the given characteristics. Slope 8.8 and y intercept (0,7)
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Question 483939: i need help solving 3/2x+2=1/2-1/2x
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Question 484001: 2x-4=0 and x-1=0 ...... im suppose to be finding out if this to slopes are parallel,perpendicular,or neither????
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Question 484012: 1. 7x+6y=-30
-8x+y=50
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
2. 6x+5y=-8
-5x+y=48
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
3. x+2=9
-x+3y=11
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
4. 5x+3y=-13
7x-2y=17
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
5. 0.3x-0.2y=4
0.2x+0.5y=-75/17
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
6. 9x-9y=27
7y-3x=-11
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
7. 0.05x0.25y=44
0.15x+0.05y=48
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
Please help, I have already tried to solve them and I am past my deadline. I just need to get these right to get a passing grade. Thank you.

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Question 484013: i tryed graphing this but it didn't make sense to me. could u help me see what the graph would look like for the equation -2y>x=4
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Question 484024: 1. 7x+6y=-30
-8x+y=50
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
2. 6x+5y=-8
-5x+y=48
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
3. x+2=9
-x+3y=11
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
4. 5x+3y=-13
7x-2y=17
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
5. 0.3x-0.2y=4
0.2x+0.5y=-75/17
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
6. 9x-9y=27
7y-3x=-11
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
7. 0.05x0.25y=44
0.15x+0.05y=48
What is the solution of the system? The solution is ___? (Type an ordered pair)
Please help, I have already tried to solve them and I am past my deadline. I just need to get these right to get a passing grade. Thank you. PLEASE JUST GIVE ME THE THE ORDERED PAIR. I am pressed for time and cannot keep trying to solve the for another 4 hours.
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Question 484092: x+2=9
-x+3y=11
I need to know the ordered pair solution. I keep obtaining inaccurate answers.
Please help!
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Question 484160: Write the equation of the line with slope 5/3 which passes through the point (3, -2).
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Question 484152: I need to solve the story problem:
A man's shoe size 7 1/2= 10inches, and a 11 1/2= 11 inches. I have to write a linear equations and figure out what a 9 1/2 equals.
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Question 484164: Find the slope of the line x-2y=6
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Question 484158: Write the equation of the line which passes through (0, -4) and is parallel to the line 3x - y = 6.
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Question 484091: I need help.

6x+5y=-8
-5x+y=48

I need to know the ordered pair solution. I keep obtaining inaccurate answers. Please help!
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Question 484170: Solve 3/2x-4=-9
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Question 484128: A publisher for a promising new novel figures fixed costs (overhead, advances, promotion, copy editing, typesetting) at $55,000, and variable costs (printing, paper, binding, shipping) at $1.60 for each book produced. If the book is sold to distibutors for $11 each, how many must be produced and sold for the publisher to break even?
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Question 484189: what is the slope of a binomial 2x+3
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Question 484263: 3x + 4 =x
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Question 484262: 2/3x = 9/2
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Question 484261: 1/3x = 5/12

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Question 484359: If a line is drawn through the points (4, 1) and (2, -4), what will the slope of the line be?
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Question 484354: Which of the following is the equation of a line that passes through (-2, -1) and (-4, -3)?
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Question 484416: For the following system, if you isolated x in the first equation to use the Substitution Method, what expression would you substitute into the second equation?
−x + 2y = 9
4x + 5y = 9
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Question 484533: Hi! thanks for taking the time to read this as you know I'm confused so here we go shall we. Directions determine the slope of the line passing through each pair of points. (2,5), (3,6) thanks for helping hopefully you pnly have to help me once and that I will remember thank you for all you do for everybody that ask you questions.
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Question 484561: Because of medical advances and improved health care, people in the U.S can be expected to live longer. From 1980 to 2005, the number of years Y that a 65yr old man could be expected to live beyond 65 (years remaining), can be approximated by
Y=0.11(x-1980)+14.1
where x represents the year. Determine the years when a 65yr old man could be expected to live an additional 16.3 years or more.

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Question 484562: 7y+44=12y+11
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Question 484562: 7y+44=12y+11
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Question 484331: i am doing equations and inequalities so i thought you could help the problem is y=-2x and the formula is y=mx+b. please and thank you!
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Question 484889: Hello, I have a question on finding the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y=4/9x-12
Thank you so much for the help.
-Kaitlin
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Question 484900: Solve this linear equation. Do not give decimal answers. Leave answers as simplified factions:
x+5=1/3(6x-5)
Thank You for your help.

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Question 484928: What is the slope of the line y= -2x+5? I am not certain if what I graphed is right? please help.
Find the value of x at which the two lines y= 2x+1 and y+ -1/4x+3 intersect. I am confused. Thank you.
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Question 484863: 4(w+5)-7(w-9)=9(w-4)+12
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Question 484950: (6x+7)/(4x-1)=(3x+8)/(2x-4)
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Question 484978: 15. How many solutions does the following system of equations have? explain why
6x - 3y = 6
2x - y = 2
a)zero
b)one
c))two
d)an infinite number

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Question 484977: 11. Solve the following word problem (Hint: setup and solve a system of equations):
One number plus twice another number gives a sum of 42. The difference of these same two numbers equals �3.
Find the two numbers
a)The numbers are 12 and 15.
b)The numbers are 11 and 14.
c)The numbers are 13 and 16.
d)This problem has no solution.

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Question 484975: complete the ordered pair so that it is a solution to the linear equation (0,?)
y = 3x + 8
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Question 485034: i dont know how to solve linear equation problems!!! please help. i just started highschool and i am in accelerated geometry. i forgot everything!
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Question 485015: How do I find the slope of y= -2x +5. How do I find the value of x at which the 2 lines y=2x+1 and y= -1/4x + 3 intersect. I am completely confused, please if someone can show me step by step to get a solution to both of these. Thank you.
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Question 485084: What is an example of a nonlinear function?
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