SOLUTION: transposition can you show me the workings to get the answer to 3x+9=7y i need to make x the subject of the formula

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Question 896618: transposition
can you show me the workings to get the answer to 3x+9=7y
i need to make x the subject of the formula
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you mean? Just solve for x.
Undo everything that was done to x, in REVERSE ORDER.

3x=7y-9
x=%287y-9%29%2F3
or continuing
x=%287%2F9%29y-3