SOLUTION: 5x+6y=18 Solve for y Answer: Show your work here: b) When graphed this equation would be a line. By examining your answer to part a, what is the slope and y-intercept

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Question 109566: 5x+6y=18
Solve for y
Answer:

Show your work here:
b) When graphed this equation would be a line. By examining your answer to part a, what is the slope and y-intercept of this line?
Slope = ______
Y-intercept = _____
c) Using your answer from part a, find the corresponding value of y when x =12.

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+6y=18
6y+5x-5x=-5x+18
6y=-5x+18
6y/6=-5x/6 + 18/6
y=-5x/6 + 3
.
slope=-5/6
.
y intercept occurs when x=0
y=3 (0,3)
.
when x=12
y= -5*12/6 + 3
= -10+3
= -7
.
Ed
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