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Solve b=y-my for y.

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Answer:

y =
(b)/(1-m)

Explanation:

In order to get y by itself, we need to pull y out of 1 and m on the right side.

b = y(1 - m) since y(1 - m) is the same as y - my.

Once we have pulled y out of 1 and m, we can divide both sides by 1 - m


(b)/(1 - m) =
(y(1 - m))/(1 - m)

We can cancel out the 1 - m on the right side since (1 - m) / (1 - m) = 1

Finally we get our answer:


(b)/(1-m) = y

This is the same as y =
(b)/(1-m)

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