Question

Which equation is equivalent to 19x+12y=17?

Answer 1

19x+12y=17

step 1: move the thing that you're looking for to the left side and all the rest to the right side:

(19x +12y)-19x = 17 -19x

12y = 17 -19x

step 2: to find y, you need to get rid of 12. to do so you need to devide everything by that number:

(12y)/12 = 17/12 -19/12 x

y= 17/12 -19/12 x

step 3: simplify of possible. ( in this exercise it isnt)

step 4: rearange the equation if necessary

y= 17/12 + -19/12x

y= -19/12x + 17/12