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Simplify: 100 - 17y = 258 - 6y

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100-17y=258-6y
100-17y-100=258- 6y-100
-17y=-6y+158
-17y+6y=-6y+158+6y
-11y=158
-11y/-11= 158/-11
Y=-158/11
User Durican Radu
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Answer:


y = -14 (4)/(11)

Explanation:


100 - 17y = 258 - 6y \\ \\Bring \: like \: terms \: together. \\ 6y - 17y = 258 - 100 \\ -11y = 158 \\ y = 158/(-11) \\y = -14 (4)/(11)

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