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What is the value of y?

What is the value of y?-example-1
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Answer:

y =24

Explanation:

The exterior angle is the sum of the opposite interior angles

y+18 + 3y -41 = y+49

Combine like terms

4y -23 = y+49

Subtract y from each side

4y -y -23 = y+49-y

3y -23 = 49

Add 23 to each side

3y -23+23 = 49 +23

3y = 72

Divide by 3

3y/3 = 72/3

y =24

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