SOLUTION: when 6 is added to one half the number y, the result is the same as if 3 had been subracted from the number y, find y?

SOLUTION: when 6 is added to one half the number y, the result is the same as if 3 had been subracted from the number y, find y?

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Question 278659: when 6 is added to one half the number y, the result is the same as if 3 had been subracted from the number y, find y?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 + y/2 = y - 3
This is the equation you need.
Can you do it now?
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