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Solve the following equation. 3(y-5) +2 = 5 What is y?
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Solve the following equation. 3(y-5) +2 = 5
What is y?

User Diederikh
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Answer:

y=6

Explanation

you distribute the 3 so that it reads:

3y-15+2=5

Add like terms

3y-13=5

Then you isolate the variable y

3y=18

y=6

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