text: how do you solve equations with variables on both side??? i dunno how to do it. for example: 1- 6y = 1+ 4y i dunno what to do first. do you add the 6y to the 4y or do you subtract the 4y from the 6y or do you add 1 or subtract 1 im sooooo confuzzle?!?! please help meeeeeeeeeeeee very simple. first, bring all the variable terms to one side of the equation and the constants to the other side. in the given example, 1 - 6y = 1 + 4y -6y - 4y = 1 - 1 -10y = 0 y = 0