Question

i started out with 13x-11y=-12 what did i do wrong?

-11y=-12?

Answer 1

you dropped the 13x off somewhere and unbalanced your equation

Answer 2

13x -11y = -12 ; -13x to both sides to keep it equal

Answer 3

13x-13x -11y = -12 - 13x

Answer 4

-11y = -13x -12

Answer 5

then i got -11y=-25

Answer 6

-13x does not comdine with -12....they are two seperate entities that dont mix

Answer 7

if you have 13 apples and 12 oranges; how many apples do you have?

Answer 8

13 apples
so i divide -11 to both sides to get y alone?

Answer 9

yes...

(-11/-11)y = -13x/-11 -12/-11

y = (13/11)x + (12/11)

Answer 10

the / sign means divide right?

Answer 11

and you get some random mixed up number?

Answer 12

yes... '/' means divide and you get a decimaled number if you want to go that route