5x-10y = 90 Since you want to solve for y, get all terms off the left side except the -10y. You want to get rid of the 5x term on the left. To do that, add -5x to both sides: 5x-10y = 90 -5x -5x ---------------- -10y = 90-5x Divide every number on both sides by -10Simplify: Since you might want it in slope-intecept form y = mx+b you might want to switch the two terms on the right Edwin