SOLUTION: The problem asks to find any intercepts and graph: 0.1x-0.2y=0.4 The answer is y-int (0,-2) and x-int (4,0). How do you get that x-int???? My work: .1x-.2y=.4 Subtract .1x f

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Question 1145192: The problem asks to find any intercepts and graph:
0.1x-0.2y=0.4
The answer is y-int (0,-2) and x-int (4,0). How do you get that x-int????
My work:
.1x-.2y=.4
Subtract .1x from both sides -.2y= -.1x+.4
Divide -.2 from both sides y=.1/.2x-.4/.2
Y=1/2x-2
X-int (-1,2) and y-int (0, -2)

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.1x-0.2y=0.4
x-2y=4
x=4%2B2y
If y=0 then x=4.
Intercept (4,0).

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem asks to find any intercepts and graph:
0.1x-0.2y=0.4
The answer is y-int (0,-2) and x-int (4,0). How do you get that x-int????
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x - 2y = 4
At the y-int, x = 0
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At the x-int, y = 0
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In the x-y plane, the x value is the distance from the y-axis, and the y value is the distance from the x-axis.