Solve for y X-3y=6

$X - 3 y = 6$

Step 1

Subtract $X$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 3 y = 6 - X$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 3 y = 6 - X$ by $- 3$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $- 3 y = 6 - X$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{- 3 y}{- 3} = \frac{6}{- 3} + \frac{- X}{- 3}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $- 3$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 3 y}{- 3} = \frac{6}{- 3} + \frac{- X}{- 3}$

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{6}{- 3} + \frac{- X}{- 3}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Divide $6$ by $- 3$ .

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

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

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