SOLUTION: 4x - 2y = 12 I thought you needed to isolate the y, but I don't know how to do that?

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Question 131793: 4x - 2y = 12
I thought you needed to isolate the y, but I don't know how to do that?

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, put the term with the x on the other side:






Now divide by the coefficient on y:



Done.

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