SOLUTION: -2x+5y=13;solve for x

Question 569044: -2x+5y=13;solve for x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

Subtract 5y from both sides.

Multiply every term by -1

Rearrange the terms

Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x

So the solution is
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