SOLUTION: Please solve the problem -2 = y/5 + 3

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: Please solve the problem -2 = y/5 + 3 This question is from textbook Integrated Algebra 1

Answer by tutor_paul(519)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The goal is to get y alone on one side of the equation.
Add -3 to both sides:

Simplify:

Multiply each side of the equation by 5:

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