Question

5x-4y= -4

I keep getting the same answer, but I know it's far from the actual answer. I'm not the best at Math, aha.

Answer 1

The question wants us to solve for the variable y so we are only going to solve for the variable y. Start by having all the terms with the variable you want to solve for on one side of the equation and the rest of the terms on the other side of the equation.

Solving for y.

1. Subtract 5x from both sides of the equation to keep the variable you are solving for, y, on the left side of the equation.

-4y = -4 - 5x

2. Now to finish solving for the variable y, you want to isolate y by performing the opposite of multiplication: division. Divide both sides by -4 to isolate and solve for y.

y = 1 + 5/4x

There's your answer. Hope this helped you! Please comment below if you have any further questions.

Answer 2

So the difference is -8y