Question

What is the graph of 3x + 5y = –15?

A coordinate plane with a line passing through (negative 5, 0) and (3, 0).

A coordinate plane with a line passing through (0, 3) and (5, 0).

A coordinate plane with a line passing through (negative 5, 0) and (0, 3).

A coordinate plane with a line passing through (0, negative 3) and (5, 0).

Answer 1

Solve for intercepts. Let x = 0: 5y = −15 → y = −3, so (0, −3). Let y = 0: 3x = −15 → x = −5, so (−5, 0).

So the line passes through (−5, 0) and (0, −3). None of the four given choices match that pair.