2x/5 - 9y = 6 for x Add 9y to each side to isolate the x term: 2x/5 - 9y + 9y = 9y + 6 Cancel the 9y's on the left side: 2x/5 = 9y + 6 Multiply each side by 5: 2x * 5/5 = 5(9y + 6) Cancel the 5's on the left side and we get: 2x = 5(9y + 6) Divide each side by 2 to isolate x: 2x/2 = 5/2(9y + 6) Cancel the 2's on the left side and we get our final literal equation of: x = 5/2(9y + 6)
