document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061852>Question 1061852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We used the problem solver for this equation y/2 +3=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am still very confused so it says C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "move the 5 to the left it becomes y/2 +3-=  WHY DID WE MOVE THE 5 TO THE LEFT? HOW DID WE KNOW TO DO THAT? AND WHY THE 5 OUT OF ALL THE NUMBERS IN THE EQUATION?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add fractions or integers together it becomes y/2+-2=0 I DONT UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "remove extra sign in front of -2 y/2-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solved y/2-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it becomes 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this equation y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WOW why isnt it 0? I'm completely lost, maybe you can somehow explain the order and reason for each step, please\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676611 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=676611\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is how I would deal with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/2 +3= 5.  Then I will show you how they dealt with it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I like to separate the numbers and the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I wold move the 3 to the right.  Then all the numbers are on the right, and the y is on the left.  y/2 is considered part of y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To move the 3 to the right, I subtract 3 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/2=2, because 5-3 on the right is 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, to get rid of the denominator, I have (1/2) y or y/2, they are the same, I multiply both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*y/2=y.  I now have y by itself and just 1y. That is what I want. But I have to multiply the other side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4, because 2*2=4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can move the 5 to the left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then it is y/2-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but then I need to move the 2 to the right by adding 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I get y/2=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I do what I did before.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It isn't wrong, but to me it is another step I don't need to do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can also take y/2-2=0 and multiply both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/2 *2=y, -2*2=-4, and 0*2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add 4 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4.  But the first way I did it is the best.  Separate variables from numbers, then do what you need to in order to make the coefficient in front of the variable 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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