The student council is responsible for setting up the tables for an awards banquet at the end of the year. There are 144 people who confirmed that they would attend the banquet. The equation $8x + 12y = 144$ models this situation, where $x$ is the number of circular tables and $y$ is the number of rectangular tables.

AGraph the equation. Interpret the intercepts.

BFind three possible solutions in the context of the problem.