SOLUTION: I know that the equation is 3x+2y=7 solve for x I know the answer is x=-2y/3+7/3 i tried the way the first person answered bu it said the way I was entering it was wrong i followed

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Question 1009762: I know that the equation is 3x+2y=7 solve for x I know the answer is x=-2y/3+7/3 i tried the way the first person answered bu it said the way I was entering it was wrong i followed his exact way to answer it but it tell me its wrong I have to answer it with the following way x=(____)/____
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josmiceli:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

...to write it as x=(____)/____, common denominator is
so, you have

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First subtract from both sides

Divide both sides by

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You can do a quick check by plugging in
random values for






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OK

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