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Solve for y: x + 3y = -12

User Baadshah
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Answer:

y = -4 - 1/3x

Explanation:

x + 3y = -12

-x -x

3y = -12 - x

divide all by 3, to isolate the y

y = -4 - 1/3x

User Mlohbihler
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If your doing slope intercept form then: y= -1/3x -4
User Stephan Branczyk
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