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PLS HELP HURRY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLS HELP HURRY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-example-1

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Answer:

no solution

Explanation:

-2y-3y+8=8-5y-12

-2-3y=-5y

-5y+8=8-5y-12

inverse operation: add 5y to both side

-5y+8=8-5y-12

+5y +5y

-5y+5y=0, so it cancels out both -5ys

8=8-12

8=-4

there is no value for y to make the equation true, so there is no solution

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