document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=492208>Question 492208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y. provide the answer as a fraction if it is not a whole number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/8(16y+8)-17=-1/4(8y-16) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/8(16y+8)-17=-1/4(8y-16)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16y+8)/8-17=-(8y-16)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2y+1)-17=-(2y-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y-16=-2y+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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