How do you find the x and y intercepts for $y = - 0.8 x - 5$ $y = -0.8x - 5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-24T12:50:01

$x = - 6.25, y = - 5$ $x=-6.25,y=-5$

$plug in 0 for$ $"plug in 0 for"$ $y$ $y$

$:.y=-0.8x-5$

$:.0=-0.8x-5$

$-0.8x=5$

$:.x=5/-0.8$

$:.x=-6.25$

$"plug in 0 for"$ $x$

$:.y=-0.8(0)-5$

$:.y=-5$

How do you find the x and y intercepts for y = -0.8x - 5y=−0.8x−5y = -0.8x - 5?