SOLUTION: <pre> x-3 + y+5 =11/6 ____ ____ 2 3 </pre> I am having a hard time getting this formatted the right way. The 3 should be under y

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Question 70755: 
x-3     +   y+5      =11/6
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2            3


I am having a hard time getting this formatted the right way. The 3 should be under y+5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: if you're trying to make your equations look a certain way, you can surround the equations with "pre..../pre" (without quotes, make sure they are both enclosed in < and > or it wont work) to make the formatting display correctly. If you have no idea of what I'm talking about, check the source.


If you're solving for y then
%28x-3%29%2F2%2B%28y%2B5%29%2F3=11%2F6 Start with given equation
%28y%2B5%29%2F3=11%2F6-%28x-3%29%2F2 subtract %28x-3%29%2F2 from both sides
cross%283%29%28y%2B5%29%2Fcross%283%29=3%2811%2F6-%28x-3%29%2F2%29Multiply both sides by 3
y%2B5=11%2F2-%283x-9%29%2F2Distribute the 3 on the right side
y%2B5=%2820-3x%29%2F2Subtract fractions
y%2Bcross%285-5%29=%2820-3x%29%2F2-5Subtract 5 from both sides
y=%2820-3x%29%2F2-5
y=20%2F2-%283%2F2%29x-5You can simplify the fraction to this
y=10-5-%283%2F2%29x
y=-%283%2F2%29x%2B5Now the equation is in a recognizable form