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Find three points that solve the equation , -5x-3y=-7

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To find three points, we can literally plug x values in a solve for y. To make this a little easier, we can solve for y to start. First, we can add 5x to both sides (addition property of equality) to get 7+5x=-3y. Next, we can divide both sides by -3 to get

- (7+5x)/(-3) =y

To make this really simple, we can make 7+5x equal to factors of -3. For example, -3*2=-6. If we have 7+5x=-6, we can subtract 7 to both sides to get -13=5x. Next, we can divide both sides by 5 to get x=-13/5. Since 7+5x=-6, we can plug that into

- (7+5x)/(-3) =y
to get (-6)/(-3)=2=y. I challenge you to find the other two points on your own - good luck!
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