document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29055>Question 29055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for y.      x + 5y = 20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=QueenVoda><B>QueenVoda(11)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=QueenVoda><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to solve for y you want to isolate y on one side of the equal sign and all else on the other.  so you go from x + 5y equals 20, to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5y (equal sign) 20 - x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to isolate the y you must move over the x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you end up with 5y (equals) -20-x.  Now divede the 5 away for the y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:        y (equals) -20-x / 5        or -20-x over 5. </SPAN>\n" );
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