SOLUTION: -7y-8=y+24

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Question 280790: -7y-8=y+24
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-7y-8=y%2B24 Start with the given equation.



-7y=y%2B24%2B8 Add 8 to both sides.



-7y-y=24%2B8 Subtract y from both sides.



-8y=24%2B8 Combine like terms on the left side.



-8y=32 Combine like terms on the right side.



y=%2832%29%2F%28-8%29 Divide both sides by -8 to isolate y.



y=-4 Reduce.



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Answer:

So the solution is y=-4