-3 (y-5)=24 Please explain how you get y

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-3 (y-5)=24
Please explain how you get y

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-3 (y-5)=24
- 3y + 15 = 24
3y = - 9
y = - 3

u just need to expand first in the bracket and then find the value of y

Static Const answered Mar 14, 2018

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so you use the distributive property. so, -3y+15=24
-3y=9
y=-3

Stryker answered Mar 17, 2018

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