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12y + 48 - 4y = 8(y-6)

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12y + 48 - 4y = 8(y-6)
combine like terms
8y+48 = 8(y-6)
Use distributive property
8y+48=8y-48
-8y -8y
48=-48
+48 +48
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User Egris
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Answer:

No solutions

Explanation:

Let's simplify the equation first.

12y + 48 - 4y = 8(y-6) becomes 8y + 48 = 8y - 48 (You can probably see why it has no solutions already)

Now let's subtract 8y from both sides.

48 = -48. No solutions

User Rob LaFave
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