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April did u switch your answer? The first time I saw y=8 that's why I corrected it.

Lisa P. 2/3/2013

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No Lisa. I didn't change it.

- April B. 2/3/2013

I answered this question on the 24th of January and I haven't looked at it since.

- April B. 2/4/2013

Basically, you would want to get the "y" term by itself. Below is the step-by-step solution to this process.

Original equation: 3y + 6x = 24

Subtract 6x from both sides to get "3y" by itself: 3y + 6x = 24

- 6x - 6x

New equation: 3y = - 6x + 24

To get "y" by itself, divide each term by 3: 3y = -6x + 24

3 3 3

New equation: y = -2x + 8 <--- THIS IS THE ANSWER

Hope this helps :)

April B. 1/24/2013

The answer is y=-2x+8 not y=8. you cannot get rid of x.

- Lisa P. 2/3/2013

Yeah...I don't know where you saw the y=8.

- April B. 2/4/2013