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How many solutions can be found by the equation 3y+5-2y=11?

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We can solve the equation to find it's number of solutions, but we already know it only has 1 solution because it is a linear equation (y is raised to the first power).

3y + 5 − 2y = 11
y + 5 = 11
y = 6

This confirms that there is only 1 solution.
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