SOLUTION: How do you solve this? y=1/3x+3

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Question 73256: How do you solve this? y=1/3x+3
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How do you solve this? y=1/3x+3
You can't really solve this. I think the directions are probably to graph this. However, they may be asking for the slope and/or y-intercept. What do the directions say?
This is an equation of a line in slope intercept form: highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29, m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept.
This line has a slope of m=1/3 and a y-intercept of (0,3)
If they don't have a specific method in mind for graphing, (there are 3 methods they usually ask for.) then plot the y-intercept (0,3)
You need two points to graph a line unless your teacher wants more. Let x = something divisible by 3, like -3. You can pick something else, like 3 or 6. Picking something divisible by 3 lets you avoid fractional outcomes for y.
y=%281%2F3%29%28-3%29%2B3
y=-1%2B2
y=1 Plot (-3,1)
Connect the points and you should have a line that looks like this:
graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%281%2F3%29x%2B3%29
Happy Calculating!!!