<PRE><B>Question 1001064</B>
{{{y=(5/3)x-5}}}
Plug in 3 into y.
{{{3=(5/3)x-5}}}
I suppose you are trying to find x. To find x, we must isolate it one one side (solve for x.)
First, add 5 to both sides.
{{{8=(5/3)x}}}
Then, divide {{{5/3}}} from both sides -- or, as we know when we divide by fractions, we can multiply instead by its reciprocal. (A reciprocal is basically the fraction flipped over -- in this case, it would be {{{3/5}}}. Thus, we would be multiplying {{{3/5}}} to 8.)
8 times {{{3/5}}} = 4.8
ANSWER: {{{4.8=x}}} or {{{x=4.8}}}.

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