document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=846916>Question 846916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5+y/-8=11 how do i do this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #509964 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=509964\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 + y / -8 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you would first subtract 5 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + y / -8 - 5 = 11 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you would then simplify that to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y / -8 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you would then multiply both sides of the equation by 8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y / -8 * -8 = 6 * -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you would then simplify that to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your solution.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you confirm this solution by replacing y in the original equation with -8 and evaluating that equation to make sure the equation holds true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you do that, 5 + y/-8 = 11 becomes 5 + -48/-8 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since -48 / -8 is equal to +6, your equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + 6 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11 = 11 which is true, confirming that the value of y = -48 is the solution to the original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you do not know how to solve equations and how to apply the basic principles of solving equations, then you should study up on that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a good reference on inverse operations can be found here:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another decent reference can be found here:<BR>\n" );
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