SOLUTION: Solve 5x + 6y = 18 for y

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Question 110849: Solve 5x + 6y = 18 for y
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, bucky:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x%2B6y=18 Start with the given equation



6y=18-5xSubtract 5x from both sides


y=%2818-5x%29%2F%286%29 Divide both sides by 6 to isolate y


y=18%2F6-%285%2F6%29x Break up the fraction


y=3-%285%2F6%29x Reduce


y=%28-5%2F6%29x%2B3 Rearrange the terms


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Answer:
So our answer is y=%28-5%2F6%29x%2B3

Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given:
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5x + 6y = 18
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To solve this problem for y you begin by isolating the term containing y on one side of the
equal sign and everything else on the other side. So what you want to do is to get rid of the
5x on the left side of the given equation. Do this by subtracting 5x from both sides of
the equation to get:
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6y = -5x + 18
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Now solve for y by dividing both sides of this equation (all the terms) by 6. When you do that
division you get:
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y+=+-%285%2F6%29x+%2B+18%2F6
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The right side simplifies to:
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y+=+-%285%2F6%29x+%2B+3
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And this is the answer to the problem. Hope this helps you to understand how to do it.
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