SOLUTION: I have worked out this promblem 4 times and get different answers everytime. -88 = -8y What is the answer? Please and thank you

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Question 542375: I have worked out this promblem 4 times and get different answers everytime.
-88 = -8y What is the answer? Please and thank you

Answer by neatmath(302)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



To solve this we need to get y by itself.

In this case, we need to then get rid of the -8.

To do so, we divide both sides of the equation by -8:

then simplify:



Our answer should be

Check this by substituting 11 in for y in our original equation:



which is true, therefore our answer of y=11 is correct!

I hope this helps!

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