SOLUTION: Good Evening, I'm having a hard time catching on to linear equations and graphing them. Can you please show me how to figure out the answer for this problem. 5X-Y=-8 Thank y

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Question 421831: Good Evening,
I'm having a hard time catching on to linear equations and graphing them. Can you please show me how to figure out the answer for this problem.
5X-Y=-8
Thank you in advance for your help.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x-y=-8
y=5x+8
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Find the co-ordinates of the intercepts
y=0, x=-8/5 (-8/5,0)
x=0,y=8 (0,8)
Plot these points on the graph and draw the line joining the two points.