Examples:
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1. Solve the equation: -5x + y = -56
a. For y
b. For x
2. Solve for y in 3y + z = am - 4y
3. Solve for x in ex - 2y = 3z
4. Solve for b in 4b - 5 = -t
5. Solve for t in p(t + 1) = -2
Challenge: (Write an equation and then solve for the variable specified)
6. Twice a number x increased by 12 is 31 less than three times another number y. Solve for x.
7. Five eighths of a number x is three more than one half of another number y. Solve for y.