SOLUTION: CAN SOMEONE FIND The answer to 6y-(3y+9)=17

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Question 15058: CAN SOMEONE FIND The answer to 6y-(3y+9)=17
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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First remove the parentheses. Don't forget the negative sign on the 9:
6y-(3y+9)=17
6y - 3y - 9 = 17
3y - 9 = 17

Next add + 9 to each side:
3y- 9 + 9 = 17 + 9
3y = 26

Divide both sides by 26.
+%283y%29%2F3+=+26%2F3
+y+=+26%2F3

It doesn't come out even, but then life doesn't always come out even, does it!

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