Question 1208694
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Solve for y.

2/(y + 3) + 3/(y - 4) = 5/(y + 6)

I keep getting -9/6 when the correct answer is -11/6. 

It would've been NICE if you'd shown how you got your answer. Nonetheless, I'm sure you can figure
out where you went wrong.

                    {{{matrix(1,3, 2/(y + 3) + 3/(y - 4), "=", 5/(y + 6))}}}
2(y - 4)(y + 6) + 3(y + 3)(y + 6) = 5(y + 3)(y - 4) ---- Multiplying by LCD, (y + 3)(y - 4)(y + 6)
  {{{matrix(5,3, 2(y^2 + 2y - 24) + 3(y^2 + 9y + 18), "=", 5(y^2 - y - 12),
2y^2 + 4y - 48 + 3y^2 + 27y + 54, "=", 5y^2 - 5y - 60,
2y^2 + 3y^2 + 4y + 27y + 6, "=", 5y^2 - 5y - 60,
5y^2 + 31y + 6, "=", 5y^2 - 5y - 60,
5y^2 - 5y^2 + 31y + 5y, "=", - 60 - 6)}}}
                              36y = - 66
                               {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,7, y, "=", (- 66)/36, "=", ((- 11)cross((- 66)))/6cross(36), "=", highlight(highlight(- 11/6))))}}}</pre>