SOLUTION: with y being the unknown, what number should added to 97 to get sum of 2? I have been out of school 40 years and do not remember all this, I am doing the practice problems now not

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Question 779225: with y being the unknown, what number should added to 97 to get sum of 2?
I have been out of school 40 years and do not remember all this, I am doing the practice problems now not my homework. (yet).
This is how I did it on my own
y+97+y2
y99=-2
98
can you help me
sandra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
with y being the unknown, what number should added to 97 to get sum of 2?
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Equation:
x + 97 = 2
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Subtract 97 from both sides to get:
x = -95
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Cheers,
Stan H.