SOLUTION: How do you solve problems like these 4x+y=-5. what is y?

Question 390078: How do you solve problems like these 4x+y=-5. what is y?
Found 4 solutions by MathLover1, unlockmath, stanbon, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

........add to both sides

....this is your answer
Answer by unlockmath(1688)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
To get y by itself in this 4x+y=-5
We subtract 4x from both sides:
y=-4x-5
There we go.
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve problems like these 4x+y=-5. what is y?
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y = -4x-5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
4x+y = -5 is an equation of a line defining ordered pairs (x,y) on the line.
Note on Graph: Pt(0,5) and (-1,-1) for example

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