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Algebra.Com's Answer #230522 by Edwin McCravy(20055) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Add + 1 to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-6y - 1 = 2\r\n" );
document.write( "    + 1  +1\r\n" );
document.write( "-6y     = 3   \r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -6, the coefficient of y:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-6y - 1 = 2\r\n" );
document.write( "    + 1  +1\r\n" );
document.write( "-6y     = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the -6's on the left.  The right is\r\n" );
document.write( "a positive 3 divided by a negative 6 which\r\n" );
document.write( "gives a negative result:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-6y - 1 = 2\r\n" );
document.write( "    + 1  +1\r\n" );
document.write( "-6y     = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we reduce the fraction  to \r\n" );
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document.write( "-6y - 1 = 2\r\n" );
document.write( "    + 1  +1\r\n" );
document.write( "-6y     = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "To check it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So it's correct.\r\n" );
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