SOLUTION: Solve for y using the addition principle: = -1/8 + y = -3/4

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Question 360077: Solve for y using the addition principle: = -1/8 + y = -3/4
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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-1/8 + y = -3/4
add 1/8
-1/8 +1/8 +y=-3/4 +1/8
y=-3/4 +1/8
LCM = 8
y= (-6+1)/8
y=-5/8
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