Solve the equation 4x-5=7+4y for y.

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Given the equation:

To solve this equation for y, we subtract 7 from each side:

$\begin{gathered} 4x-5-7=7+4y-7 \\ \\ \Rightarrow4x-12=4y \end{gathered}$

Finally, we divide by 4 on both sides:

$\begin{gathered} (4x)/(4)-(12)/(4)=(4y)/(4) \\ \\ \therefore y=x-3 \end{gathered}$

Woxxy answered Apr 26, 2023

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