document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332649>Question 332649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve for  y in this equation : 3(5 + y) - y = 2y + 15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #238682 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><B>jrfrunner(365)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jrfrunner><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jrfrunner><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=238682\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You cannot!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve equations you need 1 equation for every unknown.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have one unknown (y), but you need 1 equation to solve it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what you have provided is not a bonafide equation, its basically an expression duplicated in both sides, Which will just show that the left hand side equals the right hand side.<BR>\n" );
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