document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315603>Question 315603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve 5y – 8 + y = 9y + 23 – 6y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The whole trick to Algebra is getting the variable (y) on one side of the equal sign. With this one 5y – 8 + y = 9y + 23 – 6y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y-8=3y+23 Now subtract 3y and add 8 to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=31 Divide both sides by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=31/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug this in to the original and it will work out. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ <BR>\n" );
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