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What is being done to the variable in the equation y + 8.5 = 17.2? The number 8.5 is being added. The number 8.5 is being subtracted. The number 17.2 is being added. The number 17.2 is being subtracted.

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Number 8.5 is being added to y
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The number 8.5 is being added, y is the variable and the equation shows y being added to 8.5 to equal 17.2
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