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document.write( "want to know if I should distributive only the neg. sign to the -y or the 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at the beginning of the problem, I came up with 5 over 11y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but text book states -12 over 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7-(-y-5)= 2(y+3)-6(y+1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "want to know if I should distributive only the neg. sign to the -y or the 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but text book states -12 over 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7-(-y-5)= 2(y+3)-6(y+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For solving this you have to remove the parenthesis first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here negative sign is distributive only to -y and -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you are familiar with multiplication of signs...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here -(-y) = +y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " -(-5) = +5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(y) = 2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(3) = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6(y) = -6y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6(1) = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 7-(-y-5)= 2(y+3)-6(y+1) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 7 + y + 5 = 2y + 6 - 6y - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 7 + 5 + y = 2y - 6y + 6 - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 + y = -4y \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 4y on both sides.....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 + y + 4y = -4y + 4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 + 5y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 12 from both sides....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 12 + 5y - 12 = 0 - 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5y  = -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 5y/5 = -12/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you found the explanation useful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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