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-3y+8=8-3y how many soluttions

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Answer:

Infinite number of solutions!

Explanation:

Left side:

-3y + 8

Right side:

8 - 3y

Notice that both of these sides are the same, just written in reverse.

As such, if we try to solve this, we won't get anywhere.

-3y + 8 = 8 - 3y

Subtract 8 from both sides:

-3y = -3y

Divide both sides by -3:

y = y

It's like saying that 1 = 1. We don't have enough information to solve this. As such, y can be any number. So our equation has an infinite number of solutions!

Whichever y we put in...

y = y will be true!

Answer: infinite number of solutions!

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