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If -3y - 4 = 20 then y = ?*

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Answer: -8

Explanation:

problem: -3y-4=20

step 1: add 4 to both sides

-3y=24

step 2: divide both sides by -3

-3y/-3=24/-3

step 3: simplify

y=-8

User ZZA
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Steps to solve:

-3y - 4 = 20

~Add 4 to both sides

-3y - 4 + 4 = 20 + 4

~Simplify

-3y = 24

~Divide -3 to both sides

-3y/-3 = 24/-3

~Simplify

y = -8

Best of Luck!

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