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What do I do when the problem is: negative one-half multiplied by variable Y equals negative 8
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\n" ); document.write( "(-1/2)y = -8
\n" ); document.write( "What do you want to do? You didn't say.
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\n" ); document.write( "If you want to solve for y,
\n" ); document.write( "(-1/2)y = -8
\n" ); document.write( "x -1
\n" ); document.write( "(1/2)y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "x 2
\n" ); document.write( "y = 16
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