Kellee B.

asked • 09/02/20

20x+5y=15 for y

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Jacob D. answered • 09/02/20

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Lets first get everything without a y attached to it all on the same side. If we subtract 20x from both sides, our new equation reads 5y = 15 - 20x. Then, in order to get y by itself, we need to divide everything by 5. This gives us that y = 3 - 4x.

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