SOLUTION: -5-(15y-1)=2(7y-16)-y

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Question 56619: -5-(15y-1)=2(7y-16)-y
Answer by rchill(405)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Expand the equation to get -5-15y+1=14y-16-y, which reduces to -15y-4=13y-16. Adding 15y to both sides gives us -4=28y-16. Now add 16 to both sides to get 12=28y, and divide both sides by 28 to get , which reduces to .
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