document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=542375>Question 542375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have worked out this promblem 4 times and get different answers everytime.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-88 = -8y  What is the answer? Please and thank you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-88=-8y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-88=-8y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this we need to get y by itself.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, we need to then get rid of the -8.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To do so, we divide both sides of the equation by -8:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-88%2F-8=-8y%2F-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-88%2F-8=-8y%2F-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then simplify:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our answer should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this by substituting 11 in for y in our original equation:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-88=-8%2A11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-88=-8%2A11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-88=-88 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-88=-88\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is true, therefore our answer of y=11 is correct!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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