SOLUTION: Use the intercepts to graph the equation 5x+4y=20

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Question 799330: Use the intercepts to graph the equation
5x+4y=20

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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.

Plot the two intercepts and then draw a line through them.

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