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Solve the equation -2y+6=-12

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Answer:

y = 9

Explanation:

from both sides of the equation

−2+6=−12

-2y+6=-12−2y+6=−12

−2+6−6=−12−6

-2y+6

−2y+6−6=−12−6

2

Simplify

Subtract the numbers

Subtract the numbers

−2=−18

-2y=-18−2y=−18

3

Divide both sides of the equation by the same term

−2=−18

-2y=-18−2y=−18

−2−2=−18−2

-2−2−2y=−2−18

4

Simplify

Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator

Divide the numbers

=9

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