Solve for x 3x-y=-2

$3 x - y = - 2$

Step 1

Add $y$ to both sides of the equation.

$3 x = - 2 + y$

Step 2

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

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

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

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

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

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

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

Simplify the right side.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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