SOLUTION: 10y=5y+8-4y

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Question 322274: 10y=5y+8-4y
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
10y=5y+8-4y
We want to get y all alone on one side of the =
So first combine like terms to get:
10y=y+8
Now subtract 1y from both sides to get:
9y=8
Now divide both sides by 9 to get:
y=8/9
Make sense?
RJ