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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. Describe how you would graph this line using the slope-intercept method. Be sure to write in complete sentences.

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Please Help I Give Medals XD


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.   Describe how you would graph this line using the slope-intercept method. Be sure to write in complete sentences.

anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8

anonymous · Answer

@phi

ganeshie8 · Answer

2x + 3y = 1,200

ganeshie8 · Answer

start by calculating $slope$ of this line

anonymous · Answer

ok

ganeshie8 · Answer

to find the $slope$ , you need to convert it to slope-intercept form first :-
y = mx + b

ganeshie8 · Answer

m = slope
b = y-intercept

ganeshie8 · Answer

see if u can rearrange the given equation to that form

anonymous · Answer

X and Y are unknown though : / sorry I really suck at math

ganeshie8 · Answer

no, u dont... its easy let me show u. 
we're just rearranging :-
$ 2x + 3y = 1200$ 

subtract 2x both sides
$3y = -2x + 1200$

divide 3 both sides
$y = -\frac{2}{3}x + 400$

ganeshie8 · Answer

compare it wid the slope intercept form :-
$y = mx + b$

ganeshie8 · Answer

$m = ?$
$b = ?$

anonymous · Answer

m is the slope so...

ganeshie8 · Answer

yes so...

anonymous · Answer

Dude theres no hope for me with math, I'm sorry for wasting your time but I'm just to stupid to understand it. So I'm gonna give you a medal and I won't bother you again...

ganeshie8 · Answer

yo dont give up so easily+cheaply  lol

ganeshie8 · Answer

these are easy if u persist a bit longer time

ganeshie8 · Answer

earlier, we rarranged the given equation to slope-intercept form :-
$\large  y = -\frac{2}{3}x + 400 $

comparing it wid the equation :-
$\large  y = mx + b$


so, $\large  m = -\frac{2}{3}$
$\large  b = 400$

ganeshie8 · Answer

I have just compared both the equations, 
now I have $m$ and $b$, so I can start graphing the line now.

ganeshie8 · Answer

see if things make more or less sense so far ?

anonymous · Answer

more actually :)

ganeshie8 · Answer

good :) 
lets graph the equation. There is a simple way to graph the line, when u knw $slope$  and $y-intercept$

ganeshie8 · Answer

here are the steps :-
step1 :  plot the $y-intercept$

ganeshie8 · Answer

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