Question

Solve for \(y\). $$-x+4 y=36$$

Short answer

\(y = \frac{1}{4}x + 9\)

Step-by-step solution

Distribute any present values

Observe the equation \( -x + 4y = 36\). In this case, there's no need of distribution because there are no parentheses or terms that need to be distributed.

Move the term with \(x\)

Move the \( -x\) term to the right side of the equation by adding \(x\) to each side to get: \(4y = x + 36\)

Isolate \(y\)

Divide each term in the equation by 4 in order to solve for \(y\), to get the result: \(y = \frac{1}{4}x + 9\)