Question

You are buying shirts for an organization. You have $120 to spend. The number of short-sleeved shirts y you buy after buying x long-sleeved shirts is y = -1.2x + 24

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = 20$ --- x intercept

$y = 24$ --- y intercept

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$y = -1.2x + 24$

$Amount = \ 120$

Required

Determine the intercepts

To find the x intercept;

Set $y = 0$

This gives:

$0 = -1.2x + 24$

Collect Like Terms

$1.2x = 24$

Make x the subject

$x = \frac{24}{1.2}$

$x = 20$

To find the y intercept;

Set $x= 0$

This gives:

$y = -1.2 * 0 + 24$

$y = 0 + 24$

$y = 24$