Question

Solve the equation.
-3(y-5)=24

Answer 1

well you need to get y by itself so
take 3(y-5) divide by -3 and it cancels out -3 and you have to divide the 24 by -3 which gives you -8
so right now you have y-5=-8
add 5 on both sides
-5 +5=0 which cancels that out which leaves y=
add -8 and 5 together and you get -3
so your answer is y=-3

Answer 2

First, apply the distributive property:
-3y+15=24
Second, subtract 15 to isolate -3y:
-3y=9
Refine:
3y=-9
Finally, divide by 3 to get a singular value for y:
y=-3