SOLUTION: -3y-19=6y+17

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Question 706334: -3y-19=6y+17
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-3y-19=6y%2B17 Start with the given equation.


-3y=6y%2B17%2B19 Add 19 to both sides.


-3y-6y=17%2B19 Subtract 6y from both sides.


-9y=17%2B19 Combine like terms on the left side.


-9y=36 Combine like terms on the right side.


y=%2836%29%2F%28-9%29 Divide both sides by -9 to isolate y.


y=-4 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is y=-4