SOLUTION: -4y + 10 = -2 (3y +1) i don't understand how to do this.

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: -4y + 10 = -2 (3y +1)
i don't understand how to do this. This question is from textbook

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4y + 10 = -2 (3y +1)
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well you need to distribute the right side of the equation , combine like terms and then isolate the variable
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-4y+10=-6y-2...distributed right side
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2y=-12.....added 6y and subtracted 10 from both sides
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highlight%28y=-6%29divided both sides by 2 in order to isolate the variable y
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