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What is 3x+5y=16 for y?
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What is 3x+5y=16 for y?

User Rcannood
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3x+ 5y= 16
⇒ 5y= 16 -3x
⇒ y= (16 -3x)/5

Final answer: y= (16-3x)/5~
User Aswininayak
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16 - 3x
y = ---------
5

3x + 5y = 16

5y = 16 - 3x
5y/5 = (16-3x)/5
y = (16-3x)/5

Assuming: x = 4
y = (16-3(4))/5
y = (16-12) / 5
y = 4/5

3x + 5y = 16
3(4) + 5(4/5) = 16
12 + 4 = 16
16 =16

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