SOLUTION: 3x-8y=11 Solve for y.

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Question 864049: 3x-8y=11
Solve for y.
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x-8y=11
Solve for y.
3x-8y = 11
We need to get y alone on one side of the equation.
Subtract 3x from both sides.

-8y = -3x + 11
Divide both sides by -8.
y = (-3x+ 11)/-8

y = (3/8)(x) - 11/8