document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204087>Question 204087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve 5x+4y=12 for y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for a variable means to isolate the variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to place y alone on one side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 4y = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y = -5x + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -5x/4 + 12/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-5x/4) + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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