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Im having trouble solving this. y=5(x-3)​

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Hi there!!

If you need X to be solved then the answer is X=Y over 5+3 and if your looking for the answer for Y then the answer is Y=5x−15

When you are solving for X you will need to use the distributive property so you can multiply 5 by X-3.

Y=5x-15. Once you've done that then you need to swap sides so all of the variables are on the same side as each other (they need to be on the left side) 5x-15=Y.

Then you need to add 15 to both of the sides to make it look like this ->5x=Y+15

When that's done you then need to divide both sides by 5 so it then looks like this when done.

5x over 5= Y+15 over 5

When you divide this by 5, it then undoes the multiplication by 5.

X= Y+15 over 5

Finally, you need to divide Y+15 by 5

X=Y over 5 plus 3

When solving for Y, all you will need to do is use the distributive property to multiply 5 by X-3.

I REALLY HOPE THIS HELPED YOU OUT AND THAT I DIDN'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH A WRONG ANSWER . BUT IF THIS WAS CORRECT THEN YOU ARE VERY WELCOME

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