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Find the value of y.

–2y + 16 + 6y = 44

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the answer is 7.


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User Stefan Steinegger
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After simplifying the addition and subtraction, we get this:

4y = 28

Then we simplify the multiplication by dividing both sides by 4, and here's our answer:

y = 7

User Gogi
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