SOLUTION: y/4 + 1 = C I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, how

Algebra ->  Equations -> SOLUTION: y/4 + 1 = C I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, how      Log On


   



Question 987607: y/4 + 1 = C
I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, however I typically check my work on a few apps I have, just because I like knowing I got the right answer and then when I get something different I can try to find what I did wrong. Both things I checked said the correct solution was y=4c-4 and for some reason I don't know how they got the -4 at the end.

Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Why need any "apps"? This does not need anything complicated. You just made an arithmetic mistake.

y%2F4%2B1=c (Stay with one case level or the other.)
4%28y%2F4%2B1%29=4c
y%2B4=4c
y%2B4-4=4c-4
y=4c-4

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

y/4 + 1 = C
I started working this problem out. I started by multiplying by 4 on both sides, getting y+1=4c. I subtracted 1, getting y=4c-1. I thought that was the solution, however I typically check my work on a few apps I have, just because I like knowing I got the right answer and then when I get something different I can try to find what I did wrong. Both things I checked said the correct solution was y=4c-4 and for some reason I don't know how they got the -4 at the end.
When you multiplied the left-side by 4, you should've gotten: y + 4, NOT y + 1. This is where you made the mistake. You failed to multiply + 1 by 4. 


Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the problem?
y/4 + 1 = C is not a problem, it's an equation.