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-2(y - 3) = y + 24 please help
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-2(y - 3) = y + 24
please help

User Suprasad
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Answer:

y=-6

Explanation:

1. -2y+6=y+24

2. -2y-y=24-6

3.-3y=18

4. y=-6

User Jeremy Armstrong
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If you are solving for Y :
-2(y-3) = y+24
Simplify first
-2y-6 = y+24
Subtract 6 from both sides
-2y = y+30
Subtract y from both sides
-3y = 30
Divide by -3
Y = 10
User Thijs Feryn
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