SOLUTION: -5-6=-y-3+2y

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Question 636865: -5-6=-y-3+2y
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-5-6=-y-3%2B2y Start with the given equation.


-11=-y-3%2B2y Combine like terms on the left side.


-11=y-3 Combine like terms on the right side.


0=y-3%2B11 Add 11 to both sides.


-y=-3%2B11 Subtract y from both sides.


-y=8 Combine like terms on the right side.


y=%288%29%2F%28-1%29 Divide both sides by -1 to isolate y.


y=-8 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is y=-8