SOLUTION: find intercepts x and y the problem is: 15x= -18 -3y

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Question 704983: find intercepts x and y the problem is: 15x= -18 -3y
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's rewrite this 15x= -18 -3y as:
15x +3y = -18
Now let x =0:
y=-6
Let y = 0
x=-18/15 or -1 1/5
Now we have the x and y intercepts as:
(0,-6)
(-1 1/5, 0)
Make sense?
RJ
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