Question

-4 + 3y = -43
what does y equal?

Answer 1

Answer: -13

Explanation:

-4+3y = -43

3y = -43+4

3y = -39

y = -39/3

y = -13

Answer 2

-13

Explanation:

We remove the -4 by adding 4 to each side:

3y = -43 + 4

Now we simplify to give:

3y = -39

So now we divide both sides by 3 to give our answer of:

y = -39/3
y = -13
We can substitute this into the original equation to check our answer:

-4 + 3(-13) = -43

-4 + -39 = -43

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