A. 2000 people were surveyed
B. 1100 people preferred football

The equation above is the intercept form. Both a-term and b-term are the roots of equation.

These are the roots of equation. Therefore we substitute a = - 1/3 and b = 5 in the equation.

Here we can convert the expression x+1/3 to this.

Rewrite the equation.

Simplify by multiplying both expressions.

<u>Answer</u><u> </u><u>Check</u>
Substitute the given roots in the equation.


The equation is true for both roots.
<u>Answer</u>
