SOLUTION: 5x+3y=60 find the x and y intercepts

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Question 484180: 5x+3y=60 find the x and y intercepts
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
For this 5x+3y=60 let's set it up in standard form as:
y = -5/3(x)+20
From this we can determine the y intercept is 20 and the x intercept is 12.
Make sense?
RJ
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