document.write( "Question 246642: how do I get y by itself?
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x+3y=6
\n" ); document.write( "Whatever you do to one side of an equation you must do to the other. This is the essence of algebra.
\n" ); document.write( "3y=6-x subtract x from each side.
\n" ); document.write( "y=(6-x)/3 divide each side by 3.
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