Question

What is the x-intercept of the line given by the equation 2x + 3y = 12?

The x-intercept is 0

The x-intercept is 6

The x-intercept is 4

The x-intercept is12

Answer 1

It isn't asking what x is, it's asking what the x intercept would be on a grid.

Answer 2

The x-intercept is the location where the line `intercepts` or crosses the x-axis.
We cross the x-axis when your y-coordinate is zero.

2x + 3y = 12

Plug in 0 for y,
2x + 0 = 12

and solve for x.

Answer 3

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