SOLUTION: 2y+(y-3)=4(y-5)

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Question 727716: 2y+(y-3)=4(y-5)
Answer by ohtheirony(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think you may mean 2y+y-3=4(y-5)...no (y-3) needed


Multiply out the parentheses:
2y+y-3=4y-20


Combine like terms:
3y-3=4y-20


Subtract 3y on each side:
-3=y-20


Add 20 to each side:
17=y