To solve the equation \( 7y = 12x \) for \( y \), you can divide both sides by 7:
\[ y = \frac{12x}{7} \]
So the correct response is:
y = \frac{12}{7}x (which can be equivalently stated as "y is equal to 12 sevenths x").
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Responses
y=12x+7
y is equal to 12 x plus 7
y=127x
y is equal to 12 sevenths x
y=712x
y is equal to 7 over 12 x
y=12x−7
1 answer
To solve the equation \( 7y = 12x \) for \( y \), you can divide both sides by 7:
\[ y = \frac{12x}{7} \]
So the correct response is:
y = \frac{12}{7}x (which can be equivalently stated as "y is equal to 12 sevenths x").