Question

. What series of steps would result in the correct solution to the equation
-8(0.5y - 3) = 3

Answer 1

y = 21/4 or 5
`(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

step 1: multiply -8 and 0.5y to get -4y

step 2: multiply -8 and -3 to get 24

now you have distributed -8 and have removed parentheses to get:

-4y + 24 = 3

subtract 24 from each side to get:

-4y = -21

divide each side by -4 to get:

y = 21/4 or 5
`(1)/(4)`