document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285809>Question 285809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what value is y if 5y-8 is twice as big as 3y+5  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "[example 10 is twice as big as  5 so 10=2*5]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y-8=2*(3y+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y-8=6y+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-18=y<BR>\n" );
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