SOLUTION: Solve for y: 2x-3y=12 This is what I got: 3y=12-2x y=12-2x over 3 y=2-4x over 3

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Question 107850: Solve for y:
2x-3y=12
This is what I got:
3y=12-2x
y=12-2x over
3
y=2-4x over
3
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your first problem was with the sign on the 3y term in your first step.

2x-3y=12
-3y=12-2x: The minus sign needs to stay with the 3y term.
y=%2812-2x%29%2F-3: Divide by -3
y=-4%2B2x%2F3: Or you can write this more neatly as:
y=2x%2F3-4