Graphing equations? ?

Question

For the equation:

0.2x=5y+1

put 1 on the other side and divide by 5

and i get

y= 1/25x-1/5

Making a x and y table, how would I find terms that would be whole numbers? Or is fractions as answers okay?; I just don't really know how to graph fractions ...

Answer 1

y = (0.04)x-0.2

You can use fractions.  

I usually start with x=0, just because y is easy to calculate.

Answer 2

You can get rid of the fractions if you want.

At the beginning, multiply the whole equation by 10 to get rid of the decimal point.

10 ( 0.2x=5y+1 )

10 * .2x = 10 * 5y + 10 * 1

2x = 50y + 10

2x - 10 = 50y

(2x - 10) / 50 = y

See if that helps to find whole number values.

Good luck to you !

Answer 3

fractions are ok