SOLUTION: Hi there, I am having trouble with an equation problem,it would be great if someone could explain it to me. 2x+18y=36 I have to rewrite the equation so that y is a function o

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Question 982934: Hi there, I am having trouble with an equation problem,it would be great if someone could explain it to me.
2x+18y=36
I have to rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Put y by itself on the left, everything else on the right.
2x%2B18y=36
Subtract 2x from both sides.
2x-2x%2B18y=36-2x
18y=36-2x
Divide both sides by 18
%2818y%29%2F18=36%2F18-%282x%29%2F18
y=2-x%2F9
Re-arrange so that x is the leading term,
y=-x%2F9%2B2