Question

Is this right? Should be easy!

Answer 1

A company produces accessories for smart phones and tablets. The profit on each smart phone case is $2 and the profit on each tablet case is $3. The company made a profit of $1,200 on the cases last month. The equation 2x + 3y = 1,200 represents the company's profit from cases last month, where x is the number of smart phone cases sold and y is the number of tablet cases sold.
1. Change the equation into slope-intercept form. Identify the slope and y-intercept of the equation. Be sure to show all of your work.


2x + 3y = 1200
2x + 3(0) = 1200
2x = 1200
/2 /2
X = 600
2x + 3y = 1200
2(0) + 3y = 1200
3y = 1200
/3 /3
Y = 400
The x intercept would be 600 and the y intercept will be 400.

Answer 2

@Chineseboy15 @hartnn please help!

Answer 3

600x*400y

Answer 4

yes it is right

Answer 5

My teacher said it wasn't the slope intercept equation though...

Answer 6

How do i change this to slope intercept equation?

Answer 7

would it be: y = 2x + 3?

Answer 8

then to solve for it you put
1200 = 2x + 3

Answer 9

Can you tell me what is slope intercept equation?

Answer 10

y = mx + b

Answer 11

or no wait would it be 3 = 2x + 1200?

Answer 12

It should be -1200.

Answer 13

Is the value of y 1?

Answer 14

not it looks like it would be 3 because in the original equation it was 2x + 3y = 1200
saying that 2x was x and 3y was y...that would make 1200 the only b right?

Answer 15

where did the 1/3 come from?

Answer 16

Do you remember this? A number (not zero) times on both sides of the equation, the equation will not change.

Answer 17

sorry im getting my breakfast together :D

Answer 18

umm i think i remember that...so thats why you put the 1/3 there?

Answer 19

Yes. For if I didn't, I could not get a single y.

Answer 20

Ah, that is the difference! You are having breakfast, I am soon going to sleep.

Answer 21

lol!!! I guess its all about the position of the sun. since we are opposite the sun is over here and themoon is over there right?

Answer 22

Yes, what time is that in Florida? In Beijing it is 23:30.

Answer 23

In florida it is 10:31 AM.

Answer 24

lol!!! Do you understand the question now?

Answer 25

When you did 2x - 1200 how did that work>

Answer 26

???

Answer 27

This is what you did right>
You see, 2x + 3y = 1200
2x-1200=3y
1/3*(2x-1200)=3y*1/3
2/3x-400=y

Answer 28

Yes, and?

Answer 29

when i subtract 1200 from 2x i get -1998

Answer 30

then i multiply it by .33 and get 395.34.

Answer 31

Sorry, I made mistake.
2x + 3y = 1200
2x-1200=-3y
1/3*(2x-1200)=1/3*-3y
2/3x-400=-y
-2/3x+400=y

Answer 32

why -3y?

Answer 33

For 3y is moved to other side.

Answer 34

ohhhh ok i think i get it now!!! so how do i find the y now?

Answer 35

Try to find x, then you will get y.

Answer 36

so
x = 3y - 1200?

Answer 37

2x=1200-3y
x=1200-3y/2

Answer 38

Oh wait the I have to solve this right?

Answer 39

@hartnn @helppls123 @ash2326 @amistre64 @BulletWithButterflyWings please help me!

Answer 40

@ehuman @SolomonZelman @kelliegirl33 @kaylarocks001 @satellite73 @SWAG please help me please.

Answer 41

@BangkokGarrett @Easyaspi314 @kewlgeek555

Answer 42

what is it we are looking to do? this is just alot to try to read thru

Answer 43

A company produces accessories for smart phones and tablets.

The profit on each smart phone case is $2
the profit on each tablet case is $3.

The company made a profit of $1,200 on the cases last month.

The equation 2x + 3y = 1,200 represents the company's profit from cases last month, where x is the number of smart phone cases sold and y is the number of tablet cases sold.

1. Change the equation into slope-intercept form. Identify the slope and y-intercept of the equation. Be sure to show all of your work.

it is not asking you to input any values, just to change the way the equation looks ... the format of the equation.

2x + 3y = 1200
2x + 3(0) = 1200
2x = 1200
/2 /2
X = 600
2x + 3y = 1200
2(0) + 3y = 1200
3y = 1200
/3 /3
Y = 400
The x intercept would be 600 and the y intercept will be 400.

all of this work is not addressing the question

Answer 44

Thank you i already found my answer.

Answer 45

take the equation that is given in standard form: 2x + 3y = 1200

and put it into slope-intercept form: y = mx + b

or in other words, "solve" for y .. get y all by itself on one side, and everything else to the other side using approved algebraic techniques

Answer 46

Sorry for wasting your time...

Answer 47

'sok :)