document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=479059>Question 479059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-3/y+6 = 2/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(y - 3)/(y + 6) = 2/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(y - 3) = 2(y + 6) {cross-multiplied}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y - 21 = 2y + 12 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y - 21 = 12 {subtracted 2y from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = 33 {added 21 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 33/5 {divided both sides by 5}<BR>\n" );
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