Answer:
x = 6 and y = 3
Explanation:
Your equation: -2x-4y=-12
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First, we'll solve for x.
You need to divide -2x on both sides.
**We'll exclude/forget the -4y since we're not dealing with it right now.
-2x = -12
x = 6
When dividing with negatives, if both of the numbers are negatives they shall cancel and become positive.
-12 divided by -2 is 6 positive.
Therefore, x = 6
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Next, we'll solve for y
The same thing as last, we'll exclude our -2x since we're not dealing with it anymore.
-4y = -12
-12 divided by -4 is a positive answer since the two negatives cancel out.
-12/ -4 = 3
Therefore, y = 3
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The proper vocabulary of the "x" and the "y" are x-intercept and y-intercept.
We just solved for both.