SOLUTION: 3y-20=8y

Question 66583: 3y-20=8y
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3y-20=8y [Combine like terms]
3y-3y-20=8y-3y
-20=5y
-20/5=5y/5
-4=y
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Check by plugging y=-4 back into the original equation:
3y-20=8y
3(-4)-20=8(-4)
-12-20=-32
-32=-32 [checks out]

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