SOLUTION: 3y-2(y-1)/6=-1

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Question 650837: 3y-2(y-1)/6=-1
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Re TY

you must have meant then: Parenthesis is important when submitting questions

%283y-2%28y-1%29%29%2F6+=+-1  |Multiplying both sides of the EQ by 6

    3y - 2y + 2 = -6

             y = -8

and...

%283%2A-8+%2B18%29%2F6+=+%28-6%29%2F6+=+-1 

    

3y-2%28y-1%29%2F6=+-1  |Multiplying thru by 6 so as all denominators = 1

  18y - 2(y-1) = -6

   18y-2y + 2 = -6

        16y = -8

          y = -8/16 = -1/2



and...

3%2A%28-1%2F2%29+-+%282%2F6%29%2A%28-3%2F2%29+=+-1