Nestor R. answered • 07/04/19
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Original equation is 3x + 6y = 12. Want to express this for y in terms of x.
Isolate the y-term to the left of the = sign to get
6y = 12 - 3x.
Divide both sides by 6 giving y = (12 - 3x)/6. Simplify for final answer y = 2 - x/2
