SOLUTION: 5(2+y)=77 ?

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Question 61425This question is from textbook indiana perental hall mathmatics algebra 1
: 5(2+y)=77 ?This question is from textbook indiana perental hall mathmatics algebra 1

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5(2+y)=77 ?
5(2)+5(y)=77
10+5y=77
-10+10+5y=77-10
5y=67
5y/5=67/5
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Check for accuracy, if y=67/5 does the equation equal?
5(2+67/5)=77
5(2)+5(67/5)=77
10+67=77
77=77 we're right!
Happy Calculating!!!