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Solve this equation
3y-6/9 = 4-2y/-3

User Nicholas
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2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:

y=2

Explanation:

Multiply the numbers

3

Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator

4

Combine multiplied terms into a single fraction

5

Multiply the numbers

6

Add

2

3

\frac{2}{3}

32​

to both sides of the equation

7

Simplify

8

Multiply all terms by the same value to eliminate fraction denominators

9

Simplify

10

Subtract

2

2y

2y

from both sides of the equation

11

Simplify

12

Divide both sides of the equation by the same term

13

Simplify

Solution y=2

User Federico Ojeda
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3.1k points
13 votes

Answer:

y=2

Explanation:

Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable. Hope this helps!

User Frankie Liuzzi
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