On the graph of the equation 8x – 3y = 24, what is the value of the y-intercept?
Answer –8
8
–3
3

Question

On the graph of the equation 8x – 3y = 24, what is the value of the y-intercept?
Answer    –8 
   8 
   –3 
   3

aroub · Answer

-3y=-8x+24
y=8/3x+8
y-intercept= 8

amistre64 · Answer

the "y axis" IS the "x=0" axis

the "y-intercept" IS the "x=0 intercept"

anonymous · Answer

so whats the answer because thats not it i have on top

anonymous · Answer

So in other words, if you make X=0, the value that you get for Y is what your intercept is.

amistre64 · Answer

soo true..

aroub · Answer

or u can do it by return it to the form y=mx+b and b is the y-intercept

anonymous · Answer

David:  Both amistre64 and aroub have shown you how to do it.  One of them has even directly shown you what the answer is.  Lol.  Just try it.

amistre64 · Answer

aroub has a "typo" tho :)

anonymous · Answer

There is indeed a typo.

anonymous · Answer

so its 8

amistre64 · Answer

when x=0 we get:

–3y = 24 ; what is the value for y?

anonymous · Answer

-8

amistre64 · Answer

very good ;)

anonymous · Answer

so thats it?

amistre64 · Answer

well, that all we NEED to do to it, anything else would just be a waste of time ....

anonymous · Answer

The reason it works is because the y intercepts are always in the form of (0,y), where y is ANY number.  For example, if you have (0,100), that means the y intercept is 100.  

The 0 is always the value of the x.  (x,y)  --->  (0,y)