Question

Solve the equation -8y + 8 = 37y - 7

Answer 1

y= 1/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

you must first get the variables on the same side of the equal sign. It yields,

`-8y-37y+8=-7`

if we also pass the constant 8 to the right hand side, we have

`-8y-37y=-7-8`

Hence, the left and right hand sides are equal to

`-45y=-15`

hence, we have

`y=(-15)/(-45)`

since minus times minus is plus, we obtain

`y=(15)/(45)`

and it can be reduced to

`\begin{gathered} y=(15)/(15\cdot3) \\ y=(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`

Finally, the answer is

`y=(1)/(3)`