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3x-2y=2
i always get mixed up in the final answer y=1 -3/2x 0r y= 1 +-3/2x ?

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Answer:

y=3/2x-1

Reasoning:

-3x was negative initially, but dividing by -2 made it positive
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Answer:

Both answers are correct

Explanation:

both y = 1 - 3/2x and y = 1 + -3/2x are correct answers, it is just that y= 1 - 3/2x is the simpler version. Adding a negative number is the same as subtracting a positive.

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