Question

An equation is shown.

4x+y=5

Solve the equation for y in terms of x.

y=5−4x


4x=5−y


y=(5−x)/4

y=(5/4)x

Answer 1

We take the equation 4x+y=5 and subtract 4x from both sides to get
y = 5 - 4x
The answer to this question is y=5−4x.