SOLUTION: what is the x-intercept of the equation y=5/8x+10 and how do you find the solution?

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Question 765221: what is the x-intercept of the equation y=5/8x+10 and how do you find the solution?
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solve equation y=5/8x+10 for x
first multiply both sides of = by 8
8y = 5x +80
subtract 80 from both sides of the =
5x = 8y -80
divide both sides of = by 5
x = (8/5)y -16
if y=0, then x = -16 and the x intercept is the point (-16, 0)