
Philip P. answered 10/29/14
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You didn't tell us what the function is in the problem, so I'll pick an example:
y = 5x - 7
Now let's set y = 3:
3 = 5x - 7
Solve for x:
10 = 5x
2 = x
So for this function example, x=2 when y=3.