document.write( "Question 238415: Please help me solve this problem: 0.5x - 0.2y = 1 \n" ); document.write( "
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Are you trying to solve for y as a function of x?
\n" ); document.write( " 0.5x - 0.2y = 1
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 10.
\n" ); document.write( "5x-2y=10
\n" ); document.write( "-2y=-5x+10
\n" ); document.write( "y=(5/2)x-5
\n" ); document.write( "That's all you can do.
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