Answer:
smallest possible value for x = 0
Step-by-step explanation:
An integer value is 0, 1, 2 and so on.
The smallest integer is 0.
-3x + 7 - 5x = -8x +7
consider y = -8x +7 and look at the y-axis and then specifically below 15 and then search for the smallest integer value ( meaning 0 or 1 or 2 and so on ).
y = ax + b
y = -8x + 7
a = -8
b = 7
a few points on that line:
(-1, 15) (0, 7) (1, -1) (2, -9)
You can see that for x = 0 you get the smallest INTEGER value of y = 7.
So x=0 is your answer!
