document.write( "Question 100392: Okay. I'm horrible at Multistep Equations, so I'm asking for some assistance, obviously. Here's the problem:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #73435 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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2(y+2)+y = 19-(2y+3)
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply what's inside the brackets, think of -1 being outside the (2y+3)you have:
\n" ); document.write( "2y + 4 + y = 19 - 2y - 3)
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\n" ); document.write( "3y + 4 = 16 - 2y
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\n" ); document.write( "We want to perform algebra operations to isolate y on the left and numbers on the right.
\n" ); document.write( "Add 2y to both sides and you have:
\n" ); document.write( "3y + 2y + 4 = 16
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\n" ); document.write( "Add the y's and subtract 4 from both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "5y = 16 - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "5y = 12
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 5 and you have;
\n" ); document.write( "y = 12/5
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\n" ); document.write( "y = 2.4
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\n" ); document.write( "Check your solution by substituting 2.4 for y, in the original equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "2(y+2)+y = 19-(2y+3)
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\n" ); document.write( "2(2.4 + 2)+ 2.4 = 19-(2(2.4)+ 3)
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\n" ); document.write( "2(4.4) + 2.4 = 19 - (4.8 + 3)
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\n" ); document.write( "8.8 + 2.4 = 19 - 7.8
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\n" ); document.write( "11.2 = 11.2; equality reigns, our solution is correct
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