document.write( "Question 1091671: Solve for y.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I subtracted 3x from 1 and got the answer y=1-3x. But my textbook says the answer is y=3x+1. What did I do wrong? Please help, thanks.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2By=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I subtracted \"3x\" from \"1\" and got the answer \"y=1-3x\". => this is correct if you are given \"3x%2By=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if your textbook says the answer is \"y=3x%2B1\", then you have to be given \"highlight%28-3x%29%2By=1\"\r
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