document.write( "Question 589078: I am freaking lost. I am taking survey of mathematics and I am at a loss. I have 20 problems due tomorrow and am stuck on #5 have been for days.
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 4y = 1 I. Need the solution for y. How am I going to make it through this term it is only week three?
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4x - 4y = 1 I. Need the solution for y.
\n" ); document.write( "use the rules of algebra to isolate y
\n" ); document.write( "Add 4y to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 4y + 4y = 1 + 4y
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 4y + 1
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 1 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 1 = 4y + 1 - 1
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 1 = 4y
\n" ); document.write( "y has to have coefficient of 1, divide both sides by 4
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F4\"x - \"1%2F4\" = \"4%2F4\"y
\n" ); document.write( "which gives you
\n" ); document.write( "1x - \"1%2F4\" = 1y
\n" ); document.write( "or we can just write it
\n" ); document.write( "x - \"1%2F4\" = y
\n" ); document.write( "usually written
\n" ); document.write( "y = x - \"1%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Don't be discouraged, it's really not that hard, just remember whatever you do to one side of an equation, do the same to the other side
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