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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "using the distributive Principle and combining Like terms 
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document.write( "  5(y+1)+2=8(y-1)+3 
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document.write( " | Applying distibutive Principle
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document.write( "  5y +5 + 2 = 8y - 8 + 3
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document.write( "    5y + 7  = 8y - 5
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document.write( " | combining like Terms by subtracting 5y from both sides of the equation
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document.write( "         7 = 3y - 5
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document.write( " | combining like Terms by adding 5 to both sides of the equation
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document.write( "         12 = 3y
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document.write( " | isolating y, the variable, on one side of the equation
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document.write( " | Divided both sides by 3
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document.write( "          4 = y\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "5(y+1)+2=8(y-1)+3 
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document.write( " 5*5 + 2 = 8*3 + 3 = 27\r
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