SOLUTION: 7x-8y=9 solve for y

Question 285287: 7x-8y=9
solve for y

Answer by alex224(8) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

To solve for y you need to get the y isolated.
The first step is to move the x over to the opposite side of the equation by using subtraction.
-8y=9-7x

Then to get the y alone you need to devide both sides by -8
-8y/-8=9-7x/-8

The final answer is going to be
y=-9+7x/8
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