How do you solve for y in $5x+6y=90$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-17T03:37:20

$y=-5/6x+15$

$5x+6y=90$

Subtract $5x$ from both sides of the equation.

$6y=90-5x$

Divide both sides by $6$ .

$y=90/6-5/6x$

Simplify $90/6$ to $15$ .

$y=15-5/6x$

Rearrange terms on right side.

$y=-5/6x+15$

This the slope-intercept form of a linear equation $y=mx+b$ , where $m$ is the slope $-5/6$ and $b$ is the y-intercept $15$ .

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