Question

solve for y in the first equationx-3y=-62x-7y=10

Answer 1

The first equation is

$x-3y=-6$

First, we subtract x from each side.

$\begin{gathered} x-x-3y=-6-x \\ -3y=-6-x \end{gathered}$

Then, we divide the equation by -3.

$\begin{gathered} -\frac{3y}{-3}=\frac{-6-x}{-3} \\ y=2+\frac{x}{3} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the answer is

$y=2+\frac{x}{3}$