document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=854145>Question 854145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve x+2y= 6 for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for a variable means to put it alone on one side of the equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2y = 6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract x from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = -x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2. This will isolate y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-x+6)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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