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You are in charge of planning a barbecue. Hamburger costs $2 per pound and chicken costs $3 per pound. You have $30 to spend, the graph below shows the situation. Interpret the X and Y intercepts from the graph

You are in charge of planning a barbecue. Hamburger costs $2 per pound and chicken-example-1
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Zero is the same as Y so that should help you out just a little bit
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The X intercept is when the line intercepts when X is zero and same with the Y. So the X intercept is (15,0) and the Y intercept is (0,10)

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