Question

Solve 5y+34 = -2(-7y+1)

Answer 1

• Answer:

y = 4

• Explanation:

Hi there !

5y + 34 = - 2(-7y + 1)

5y + 34 = (-2)(-7y) + (-2)(+1)

5y + 34 = 14y - 2

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34 + 2 = 14y - 5y

36 = 9y

y = 36 : 9

y = 4

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Answer 2

y=4

Explanation:

The first step to solving this equation is to get rid of the brackets, which we do by multiplying each term on the brackets with the term outside it, so:

5y+34=-2*-7y+-2*1

Then we multiply and merge any like terms:

5y+34=14y-2

Now we need to move all y terms to one side and numbers on the other which we do by reversing the sign:

5y+34-5y+2=14y-2+2-5y

This leave us with:

9y=36

Now all that's left to do is divide both sides by 9 so we are left with:

y=4

Hope this helped!