Question

11.5 - 3y = -48.5
What is y?
Please show work.

Answer 1

11.5-3(20)=48.5
11.5 -60 = 48.5

Answer 2

11.5 + -3y = -48

Solving for variable “y”

Move all terms containing y to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add ‘-11.5’ to each side of the equation.
11.5 + -11.5 + -3y = -48 + 11.5

Combine like terms: 11.5 + -11.5 = 0.0
0.0 + -3y = -48 = -11.5
-3y = -48 + -11.5

Combine like terms: -48 + 11.5 = -59.5 -3y = -59.5

Divide each side by ‘-3’
Y= 19.83333333

Simplifying
Y = 19.333....