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What is the graph of 3x + 5y = –15? Image for option 1 Image for option 2 Image for option 3 Image for option 4

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The "intercept form" of the equation for a line is ...

... x/a + y/b = 1

where a and b are the x- and y-intercepts, respectively.

Dividing by -15 will put your equation into this form:

... 3x/-15 + 5y/-15 = 1

... x/(-5) + y/(-3) = 1

Your graph will go through the points (-5, 0) and (0, -3).

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