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Solve -8 = 2y – 2. Show your work and how to check your solution.

User Glv
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Answer:

y=(-)3

Step-by-step explanation:

(-)8+2=(-)6

​(-)6/2=(-)3

Check:

((-)3x2)-2=(-)8

User Jahangir Alam
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Answer: y = -3

Step-by-step explanation:

-8 = 2y - 2
-2y = -2 + 8
y = 6/-2
y = -3
User John Sly
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