SOLUTION: Determine graphically the x-value when y=5 in the given equation -x+3y= -12? Choose the plot in which the graph of the given equation intersects the line y =-5 the value wh

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Question 760636: Determine graphically the x-value when y=5 in the given equation -x+3y= -12?
Choose the plot in which the graph of the given equation intersects the line y =-5

the value when y= -5 is x=

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-x+3y= -12

-x+3(-5)= -12

-x - 15= -12

-x = -12+15

-x = 3

x = -3