Solve for x 2x-3y=-1

$2 x - 3 y = - 1$

Step 1

Add $3 y$ to both sides of the equation.

$2 x = - 1 + 3 y$

Step 2

Divide each term in $2 x = - 1 + 3 y$ by $2$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $2 x = - 1 + 3 y$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{- 1}{2} + \frac{3 y}{2}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{- 1}{2} + \frac{3 y}{2}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 1}{2} + \frac{3 y}{2}$

Simplify the right side.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3 y}{2}$