SOLUTION: y = a - x, solve for x?

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Question 836568: y = a - x, solve for x?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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this is somewhat tricky because you will have to change -x to +x
add x to both sides
x+y=a
subtract y
x=a-y