document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37387>Question 37387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3x+y=6, then what is y?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23032 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23032\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well if all you have is 3x + y = 6, then you cannot find a value for y explicitly.  All you can do is express y in terms of x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + y = 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here subtract 3x from both sides and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x + 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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