document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610244>Question 610244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve for y step for step:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|3y-2|+4=21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 19/3 or -5, but how? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "|3y-2|=21 -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|3y-2|=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y-2=17 or 3y-2=-17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=17+2 or 3y=-17+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=19 or 3y=-15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=19/3 or y=-15/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"red\">y=19/3 or y=-5</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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