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Solve this equation: 80 = 3y + 2y + 4 + 1

User Tara Singh
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Combine like terms:


3y + 2y = 5y

4 + 1 = 5

80 = 5y + 5

Subtract 5 from both sides:


75 = 5y

Divide both sides by 5:


15 = y

The value of y is 15.
User HansElsen
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Standard form:

−5y + 75 = 0
Factorization:

−5(y − 15) = 0
Solutions:

y = 755 = 15

Hope this helped!

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