<span><span><span>3x</span>+<span>4y</span></span>=8 </span>Add -4y to both sides <span><span><span><span>3x</span>+<span>4y</span></span>+<span>−<span>4y</span></span></span>=<span>8+<span>−<span>4y</span></span></span></span><span><span>3x</span>=<span><span>−<span>4y</span></span>+8 </span></span>Then you divide both sides by 3 <span><span><span>3x/</span>3</span>=<span><span><span>−<span>4y</span></span>+8/</span>3</span></span><span>x=<span><span><span><span>−4/</span>3</span>y</span>+<span>8/3 </span></span></span>And your answer is ... <span>x=<span><span><span><span>−4/</span>3</span>y</span>+<span>8/<span>3</span></span></span></span>
