Solve for x 3x-y=-3

$3 x - y = - 3$

Step 1

Add $y$ to both sides of the equation.

$3 x = - 3 + y$

Step 2

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

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

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

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

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

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

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

Simplify the right side.

Divide $- 3$ by $3$ .

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