document.write( "Question 55011: This problem isn't in the book
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document.write( "(4y+2)(1/6)y
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document.write( "Well I know you have to multiply 1/6 by 6 to cancel in out, but then what other side are you multipling it too as in... are you multiplying it to 4y+2 making it 24y+12 or are you doing it to the y making it 6y or are you doing both of them?
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document.write( "24y+12=12y
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document.write( "24y-24+12=12y
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document.write( "12=-12y
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document.write( "y=-1
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document.write( "I have no clue if that's right or not. Algebra is so cunfusing. Thanks for your help though \n" );
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