SOLUTION: what value is y if 5y-8 is twice as big as 3y+5
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Question 285809: what value is y if 5y-8 is twice as big as 3y+5
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[example 10 is twice as big as 5 so 10=2*5]
5y-8=2*(3y+5)
5y-8=6y+10
-18=y
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