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What is the answer to -3y=-8+15

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Answer:
y=-(7)/(3)

Explanation:

−3y=−8+15

Add −8 and 15 to get 7.

−3y=7

Divide both sides by −3.


y=(7)/(-3)

Fraction
(7)/(-3) can be rewritten as
-(7)/(3)

by extracting the negative sign.


y=-(7)/(3)

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