SOLUTION: how do you rewrite the equation 3x+5y=7 so that y is a function of x?

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Question 519661: how do you rewrite the equation 3x+5y=7 so that y is a function of x?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+3x+%2B5y+=+7+
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Subtract 3x from both sides.
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+3x-3x+%2B5y+=+7+-3x+
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+5y+=+-3x+%2B7+
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Divide both sides by 5.
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+5y%2F5+=+%28-3x+%2B7%29+%2F5+
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+y+=+%28-3x%29%2F5+%2B7%2F5+
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+y+=+-%283%2F5%29x+%2B7%2F5+
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Done.