SOLUTION: When 28 is added to 3 times a number y and the sum is divided by 2, the result is 2 times the number y. What is the value of y?

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Question 163561: When 28 is added to 3 times a number y and the sum is divided by 2, the result is 2 times the number y. What is the value of y?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3y+28)/2=2y
3y+28=4y
28=y
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Ed