3y+6x=24 for y

Question

Solving for y

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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 :)