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What is the value of y?

What is the value of y?-example-1
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Answer:

D. 68 degrees

Explanation:

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1.) Set up an equation.

All of the angles in a triangle have a sum of 180°. This means that in order to solve this problem, you have to add up all of the angle measures. Since we already know they add up to 180°, then the algebraic equation will look like:


y + y - 12 + 56 = 180

2.) Simplify.

We can see that there are two variables and two known numbers. To make the equation simpler, add up the numbers that are compatible with each other.


(y + y) + (-12 + 56) = 180

-->
2y + 44 = 180

3.) Isolate y.

If 180 is 44 more than 2y, then that means we can flip this and say that 2y is 44 less than 180. Numerically, this would be:


2y + 44 = 180

-->
2y + 44 - 44 = 180 - 44

--->
2y = 136

Isolate y using the same concept.


(2y)/(2) = (136)/(2)

-->
y = (136)/(2)

We are left with
y = 68.

4.) Check your work.

Now that we know the value of y, all that's left to do is to plug in the value to see if your answer is true.


(68) + (68) - 12 + 56 = 180

-->
136 - 12 + 56 = 180

--->
124 + 56 = 180

So we know it is true that y = 68°. Hope this was helpful.

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