SOLUTION: -5y-2=y+10

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Question 702258: -5y-2=y+10
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-5y-2=y%2B10 Start with the given equation.


-5y=y%2B10%2B2 Add 2 to both sides.


-5y-y=10%2B2 Subtract y from both sides.


-6y=10%2B2 Combine like terms on the left side.


-6y=12 Combine like terms on the right side.


y=%2812%29%2F%28-6%29 Divide both sides by -6 to isolate y.


y=-2 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is y=-2