SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: 5y+1.8=4y-3.2

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Question 775677: Please help me solve this equation: 5y+1.8=4y-3.2
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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5y%2B1.8=4y-3.2 subtract 4y from both sides of the equation
5y-4y%2B1.8=-3.2
y%2B1.8=-3.2 subtract 1.8 from both sides of the equation
y=-3.2-1.8
y=-5