SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 5x+4y=12 I have tried the equation by doing this: 5x+4y=12 5x-5x+4y=12-5x 4y=12-5x 4y/4=12-5x/4 My answer came totaled to: y=3-5x

Question 139853: Please help me solve this equation:
5x+4y=12
I have tried the equation by doing this:
5x+4y=12
5x-5x+4y=12-5x
4y=12-5x
4y/4=12-5x/4
My answer came totaled to: y=3-5x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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