i need a refresher so that I can show my kids, can someone help me please.. 5x+y=18

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anonymous · Answer

What do you need to do with it? Plot the line?

anonymous · Answer

find y

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay. Just subtract 5x from both side.
Giving:
$$5x+y-5x=18-5x \rightarrow y=-5x+18$$

anonymous · Answer

sides**

anonymous · Answer

thats it? That what I thought, but for some reason its looks wrong to me

anonymous · Answer

Thats all you have to do. You can do almost any manipulation as long as you do it to both sides. Anymore you want to look at? :P

anonymous · Answer

veron the method done by malebolence 19 is absolutely correct . i am also a kid of grade 8. tell ur kids to learn these type of methods . this would be helpful for them in future

anonymous · Answer

thanks guys

anonymous · Answer

No problem, any more troubles just post them :P

anonymous · Answer

ok rogster