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What is the first step into simplifying the equation 5y+2x =10 in terms of y?

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Answer:

The first step in simplifying this equation in terms of y would be getting y by itself. You would first subtract both sides by 2x to get:

5y=-2x+10

You would then divide both sides by 5 to get:

y=-2/5x+2, which is now your simplified version for y.

Hope this helps ;)

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