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Solve for m. y=7m+6
solve for b. A=6b

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7m+6=y\qquad|\text{subtract 6 from both sides}\\\\7m+6-6=y-6\\\\7m=y-6\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 7}\\\\(7m)/(7)=(y-6)/(7)\\\\\boxed{m=(y-6)/(7)}\\--------------------------------------\\\\6b=A\qquad|\text{divide both sides by 6}\\\\(6b)/(6)=(A)/(6)\\\\\boxed{b=(A)/(6)}

User KillABug
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y=7m+6

subtract 6 from each side

y-6 = 7m

divide by 7

(y-6)/7 =m


A = 6b

divide by 6

A/6 = b

User Mateusz Chrzaszcz
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