How do you solve the equation for y in $7x - 3y = 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-10T06:37:52

The answer is $y=7/3-4/3$

Solve $7x-3y=4$ for $y$ .

Subtract $7x$ from both sides.

$-3y=-7x+4$

Divide both sides by $-3$ .

$(cancel(-3)y)/(cancel(-3)) = -7/-3+4/-3$

$y=7/3-4/3$

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