Question

Solve for y: 3y + 6 = -45

Answer 1

Explanation:

solution :

y = -17

Rearrange:

Rearrange the equation by subtracting what is to the right of the equal sign from both sides of the equation :

3*y+6-(-45)=0

Step by step solution :

Step 1 :

Pulling out like terms :

1.1 Pull out like factors :

3y + 51 = 3 • (y + 17)

Equation at the end of step 1 :

Step 2 :

Equations which are never true :

2.1 Solve : 3 = 0

This equation has no solution.

A a non-zero constant never equals zero.

Solving a Single Variable Equation :

2.2 Solve : y+17 = 0

Subtract 17 from both sides of the equation :

y = -17

solution was found :

y = -17