document.write( "Question 55011: This problem isn't in the book
\n" ); document.write( "(4y+2)(1/6)y
\n" ); 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?
\n" ); document.write( "24y+12=12y
\n" ); document.write( "24y-24+12=12y
\n" ); document.write( "12=-12y
\n" ); document.write( "y=-1
\n" ); document.write( "I have no clue if that's right or not. Algebra is so cunfusing. Thanks for your help though
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Algebra.Com's Answer #37212 by rchill(405)\"\" \"About 
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The equation can be rewritten as \"expr%28y%2F6%29%2A%284y%2B2%29\". Now expand it and get \"expr%284y%5E2%2F6%29+%2B+expr%282y%2F6%29\", which redueces to \"expr%28%282y%5E2%2By%29%2F3%29\". \n" ); document.write( "
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