document.write( "Question 1001064: when y=3, what is y=5/3x-5. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"y=%285%2F3%29x-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug in 3 into y.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3=%285%2F3%29x-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I suppose you are trying to find x. To find x, we must isolate it one one side (solve for x.)
\n" ); document.write( "First, add 5 to both sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8=%285%2F3%29x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then, divide $\"5%2F3\"$ from both sides -- or, as we know when we divide by fractions, we can multiply instead by its reciprocal. (A reciprocal is basically the fraction flipped over -- in this case, it would be $\"3%2F5\"$ . Thus, we would be multiplying $\"3%2F5\"$ to 8.)
\n" ); document.write( "8 times $\"3%2F5\"$ = 4.8
\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: $\"4.8=x\"$ or $\"x=4.8\"$ .\r
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