document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=678290>Question 678290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please see if I did this correctly\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(4-y) = 5(y + 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12-3y = 5y + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-3y-5y = 5y-5y+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+8y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-12+8y=10-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y/8 = -2/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y = -1/4\r<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 #421243 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=421243\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3(4-y) = 5(y + 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-3y = 5y + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-3y-5y = 5y-5y+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+8y = 10 <<<<< ---- You made a mistake here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-12+8y=10-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y/8 = -2/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It should be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(4-y) = 5(y + 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-3y = 5y + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-3y-5y = 5y-5y+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12<font color=\"red\">-</font>8y = 10 <<<<< ---- Notice the change in red <font color=\"red\">***</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "12-12-8y=10-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8y/(-8) = -2/(-8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"red\">***</font>: The change is very very small since the +8y turned into -8y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is really <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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