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Algebra practice question

The line 2x + 3y = 6 is graphed in the xy-plane. What is the y-coordinate of the point where the line crosses the y-axis?

Answer: 2

On the y-axis, x = 0: 3y = 6, so y = 2.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 3
3 is the x-intercept.
If you answered 6
6 is the constant, not the intercept; divide by the coefficient 3.
If you answered -2
−2 has the wrong sign.

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