document.write( "Question 163042This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2
\n" ); document.write( ": y-2 over 4=7y-2-6(y+1) \n" ); document.write( "
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\"%28y-2%29%2F4=7y-2-6%28y%2B1%29\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=28y-8-24%28y%2B1%29\" Multiply EVERY term (excluding the terms in the parenthesis) by the LCD 4 to clear out the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=28y-8-24y-24\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=4y-32\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4y-32%2B2\" Add \"2\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4y=-32%2B2\" Subtract \"4y\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y=-32%2B2\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3y=-30\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-30%29%2F%28-3%29\" Divide both sides by \"-3\" to isolate \"y\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=10\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"y=10\"
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