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What is the x intercept of a line that has a slope of 2/3 and passes through the point (-2,2)?

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Answer:

-3

Explanation:

use the equation y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept so just plug in what you know. y = 2/3x + 2 then solve the equation for x . To do that, just put y = 0 so then it would be -2 = 2/3x then -2/ 2/3 = x and -2 divided by 2/3 would be -3

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