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How Do you solve this literal equation y=5x-6 for x

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y=5x-6\\ 5x=y+6\\ x=(1)/(5)y+(6)/(5)
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y=5x-6\\\\5x-6=y\ \ \ \ \ \ |add\ 6\ to\ both\ sides\\\\5x=y+6\ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ 5\\\\x=(y+6)/(5)
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