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What is the answer to 1/3(21y+39)= -36

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The equation is:

1/3(21y+39)= -36

Multiplying both sides by 3 to eliminate the fraction, we get:

21y+39 = -108

Subtracting 39 from both sides, we get:

21y = -147

Dividing both sides by 21, we get:

y = -7

Therefore, the solution for the equation is y = -7.
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