document.write( "Question 938255: I have a hard time on these kind of equations combine like terms. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7y – 11 – 10y + 3 = 7 and needed some help to break it down and figure it out. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #571543 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Aim for:
\n" ); document.write( "( terms involving the unknown ) = ( terms that are numbers )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+11+-+10y+%2B+3+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "First get terms with the unknown together
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+10y+-+11+%2B+3+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Perform addition on the numbers on the left
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+10y+-+8+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add $\"+8+\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+10y+=+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Perform addition on the terms with unknowns
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-3y+=+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by $\"+-3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+-5+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check the answer:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+11+-+10y+%2B+3+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28-5%29+-+11+-+10%2A%28-5%29+%2B+3+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-35+-+11+%2B+50+%2B+3+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine terms on the left 2 at a time
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-46+%2B+53+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "hope this helps
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