SOLUTION: -3y + 1/2 = 5/7 This is what I have done -3y + 1/2 = 5/7 = 10/14 The 1/2's cancel each other out. -1/2 = -1/2 = 7/14 -3y = 3/14 The -3's cancel each othe

Question 912120: -3y + 1/2 = 5/7
This is what I have done
-3y + 1/2 = 5/7 = 10/14 The 1/2's cancel each other out.
-1/2 = -1/2 = 7/14
-3y = 3/14 The -3's cancel each other out.
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I know that the answer should be -1/14 but I don't know how to get there.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-3y + 1/2 - 1/2 = 5/7 - 1/2
-3y = 10/14 - 7/14
-3y = 3/14

y = -1/14
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