document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091750>Question 1091750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve -2(7-y)+4=-4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #706252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=706252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>I personally would not use the distributive law to simplify the expression on the left, as the other tutors who answered your question have done.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Move the \"4\" on the left to the right side, to get the term containing the variable by itself:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) Divide both sides by -2:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From there the answer y=3 is easy to see, or to find using formal algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
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