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Suppose y = 6x −5. Find y if:x = −1/6y = ?

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To find y, you can follow the steps:

Step 1: Substitute x by -1/6 in the equation.


\begin{gathered} y=-6x-5 \\ y=6\cdot(-(1)/(6))-5 \end{gathered}

Step 2: Solve the equation.


\begin{gathered} y=-(6)/(6)-5 \\ y=-1-5 \\ y=-6 \end{gathered}

Answer : y = -6.

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