SOLUTION: -2x+5y=13;solve for x

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Question 569044: -2x+5y=13;solve for x
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x%2B5y=13 Start with the given equation


-2x=13-5y Subtract 5y from both sides.


2x=-13%2B5y Multiply every term by -1


2x=5y-13 Rearrange the terms


x=%285y-13%29%2F2 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x


So the solution is x=%285y-13%29%2F2
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