Question

15x + 1 = y

Solve for x

Show work please!!

Answer 1

Because there are two variables, we cannot solve for an exact value of x or y, but we can get a basic appropriation for x.

15x + 1 = y

Subtract 1 from both sides.

15x = y - 1

Divide both sides by 15.

x = (y - 1)/15