SOLUTION: Solve for the unknown: 3(y - 17) = -5(y - 23)
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Question 121221: Solve for the unknown: 3(y - 17) = -5(y - 23)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation
Distribute
Add 51 to both sides
Add 5y to both sides
Combine like terms on the left side
Combine like terms on the right side
Divide both sides by 8 to isolate y
Reduce
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Answer:
So our answer is (which is approximately in decimal form)
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