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−3(2−0.4y)+5.6=0.4(3y+1)

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Answer: y = 0.4

Step-by-step explanation: Using the distributive property, first by distributing the numbers outside the bracket to the ones inside.

( - 3 * 2 ) (- 3 *-0.4y) +5.6 = (0.4*3y) (0.4*1)

- 6 + 1.2y + 5.6 = 1.2y + 0.4

Next step is to collect like terms :

(- 6 + 5.6) +1.2y = 1.2y +0.4

- 0.4 +1.2y =1.2y +0.4

Next step is to get rid of of the 0.4 :

- 0.4 +1.2y =1.2y +0.4

+0.4 +0.4

= 1.2y=1.2y+0.4

=1.2y-1.2y=0.4

y=0.4.

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