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What is the solution to -4y=28 please explain

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You have the equation -4y=28

To solve this equation you need to clear the value of the unknown variable y, meaning, you have to simplfy the equation until you reach y=

For this, since y is multiplied by -4 you have to divide it by -4 to leave y alone, and what you do in one side of the equation must be done to the other side to keep the equality:


\begin{gathered} -4y=28 \\ (-4y)/(-4)=(28)/(-4) \\ y=-7 \end{gathered}

The value of y=-7

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