SOLUTION: I am needing help with a problem...-1/3y+2/9=1/2...can anyone help me?

Question 200537: I am needing help with a problem...-1/3y+2/9=1/2...can anyone help me?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Multiply EVERY term by the LCD to clear any fractions.

Multiply and simplify

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is which approximates to .
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