SOLUTION: Find the y-intercept and the x-intercept for the equation -15x+y=55

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Question 799326: Find the y-intercept and the x-intercept for the equation
-15x+y=55

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Substitute 0 for y. Do the arithmetic to determine the value of x that results. Create an ordered pair consisting of the x value you just calculated and zero for the y coordinate. That is the x-intercept.

Substitute 0 for x. Do the arithmetic to determine the value of y that results. Create an ordered pair consisting of the y value you just calculated and zero for the x coordinate. That is the y-intercept.

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