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Given that y = 5, solve the following equation for x, 9x - 3y = 97 - 5x

Subsitute y for 5 to give 9x - (3 * 5) = 97 - 5xCalculate the brackets 9x - 15 = 97 - 5xAdd 15 to both sides 9x = 112 - 5xAdd 5x to both sides 14x = 112Divide both sides by 14 x = 8

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