SOLUTION: -(2y-6)+10

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Question 52859: -(2y-6)+10
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-(2y-6)+10
(-1)(2y-6)+10 [Multiply each term with the parenthesis by (-1)]
-2y+6+10 [Simplify]
-2y+16
-2y+16 =0[Solve for y]
-2y=-16
y=8
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check by plugging (y=8) back into the original equation]
-(2(8)-6)+10
-(16-6)+10
-(10)+10
0 [Checks out]