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4y=2(y−5)−2

y = ___
(type your answer as a number, "no solution" or "infinite solutions")

User Beddamadre
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The answer is
y=-6

Explanation:

The given equation is
4y=2(y-5)-2

Multiplying
y-5 by 2, we get,


4y=2y-10-2

Subtracting
2y from both sides of the equation, we get,


2y=-12

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we get,


y=-6

Thus, the value of y is
y=-6

User Byungwook
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