Question

Solve the equation.

y + 6 = –3y + 26

y = –8
y = –5
y = 5
y = 8

Answer 1

Explanation:

5

Answer 2

For this case we have the following equation:

`y + 6 = -3y + 26`

To clear the value of and we have the following steps:

1st step:

We subtract 6 on both sides of the equation:

`y + 6-6 = -3y + 26-6\\y = -3y + 20`

2nd step:

We subtract "y" from both sides of the equation:

`y-y = -3y-y + 20\\0 = -4y + 20`

3rd step:

We add
`4y` to both sides of the equation:

`0 + 4y = -4y + 4y + 20\\4y = 20`

4th step:

We divide between 4 sides of the equation:

`(4y)/(4)=(20)/(4)\\y = 5`

Thus, the value of y is 5.

Answer:

`y = 5`

Option C