Solve the equation for y: 3x+5y=60 (1 point)

Responses

y=60+3x/5

y=60−3x

y=−3/5x+12y

y=57x5y

1 answer

To solve the equation \(3x + 5y = 60\) for \(y\), follow these steps:

  1. Subtract \(3x\) from both sides:

    \[ 5y = 60 - 3x \]

  2. Now divide both sides by \(5\) to isolate \(y\):

    \[ y = \frac{60 - 3x}{5} \]

  3. This can be simplified to:

    \[ y = 12 - \frac{3}{5}x \]

None of the answers directly match this simplified form, but the equivalent expression can be interpreted as:

  • Correct expression: \(y = 12 - \frac{3}{5}x\)

Among the options you provided:

  • \(y = 60 - 3x\) is not correctly rearranged as it misses the denominator of 5.
  • \(y = \frac{60 + 3x}{5}\) is incorrect.
  • \(y = \frac{-3}{5}x + 12\) matches our derived expression but appears in a different order.
  • \(y = 57x5y\) is not related to the equation.

The correct expression appears to be \(y = 12 - \frac{3}{5}x\).

If you see:

  • The response that translates to \(y = -\frac{3}{5}x + 12\) is equivalent to my derived expression.

Therefore, the final answer is:

y = -3/5x + 12.