SOLUTION: Solve for y: 2x-3y=12 This is what I got: 3y=12-2x y=12-2x over 3 y=2-4x over 3

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Question 107850: Solve for y:
2x-3y=12
This is what I got:
3y=12-2x
y=12-2x over
3
y=2-4x over
3

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your first problem was with the sign on the 3y term in your first step.


: The minus sign needs to stay with the 3y term.
: Divide by -3
: Or you can write this more neatly as:



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