Question

Solve the following equation for y. Assume that b and y are non-zero real numbers. show and explain your work.

6-by=19

Answer 1

1.) 6-by=19
2.) -6 -6
3.) -by=13
4.) /-b /-b
Answer.) y=13/-b
Step 2 is isolating the variable you are trying to solve for, so you subtract 6 from each side.
Step 3 is what you get from subtracting 6 from each side.
Step 4 is dividing by -b to isolate the y.

Answer 2

In order to solve the equation for y, we need isolate it. We subtract 6 on both sides to get:
-by = 13
We then divide each side by -b to get:
y = 13/-b