SOLUTION: solve the following equation: 1/2+7/y=2+1/y a. y=-4 b. y=4 c. y=3 d. y=-3

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Question 631769: solve the following equation: 1/2+7/y=2+1/y
a. y=-4
b. y=4
c. y=3
d. y=-3

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