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Y/6-3=-11
What does y equal?

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If it's (y / 6) - 3 = -11:
+ 3 + 3
y / 6 = -8
* 6 * 6
y = -48

If it's y / (6 - 3) = -11:
y / 3 = -11
* 3 * 3
y = -33

If there aren't any parenthesis, you use PEMDAS, which means -48 would be the answer because you'd do the division before the subtraction
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-48 is the answer i got
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