Question

How do you solve for y in `5x+4y = 10`?

Answer 1

Isolate y.

Explanation:

`5x + 4y = 10`

`4y = 10 - 5x`

`y = 10/4 - (5x)/4`

`y = (10 - 5x)/4`

Hopefully this helps!

Answer 2

`y = 1/4(10 - 5x )`

Explanation:

Isolate the term with y on the left side. This involves subtracting 5x from both sides of the equation.

hence: 5x + 4y - 5x = 10 - 5x

and left with : 4y = 10 - 5x

now divide both sides by

`rArr (cancel(4)y)/cancel(4) = (10-5x)/4 " or 1/4(10 - 5x )`