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3y-20=8y [Combine like terms]
\n" ); document.write( "3y-3y-20=8y-3y
\n" ); document.write( "-20=5y
\n" ); document.write( "-20/5=5y/5
\n" ); document.write( "-4=y
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by plugging y=-4 back into the original equation:
\n" ); document.write( "3y-20=8y
\n" ); document.write( "3(-4)-20=8(-4)
\n" ); document.write( "-12-20=-32
\n" ); document.write( "-32=-32 [checks out]
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