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. 3x = 8 − 5y Solve the equation for y in terms of x.

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Answer:


y=-(3x)/(5)+(8)/(5)

"Why?"

When solving the equation for y in terms of x, you need to isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that do not contain the variable.

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