SOLUTION: -3y+3=8+9y. Show how you got the answer

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Question 472048: -3y+3=8+9y. Show how you got the answer
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3y%2B3=8%2B9y Start with the given equation.


-3y=8%2B9y-3 Subtract 3 from both sides.


-3y-9y=8-3 Subtract 9y from both sides.


-12y=8-3 Combine like terms on the left side.


-12y=5 Combine like terms on the right side.


y=%285%29%2F%28-12%29 Divide both sides by -12 to isolate y.


y=-5%2F12 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is y=-5%2F12